Each F-35 Lightning II aircraft contains more than 900 pounds of rare earth elements. Each Virginia-class submarine has 9,200 ...

Myanmar is China’s top source of raw rare earth elements. As conflict threatens that supply chain, Beijing is moving more ...

The term 'rare earth' dates to an 18th‑century Swedish mine and survives mainly out of habit. In truth, these 17 metals are ...

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In April 2025, China imposed even further export restrictions on seven additional medium and heavy rare Earth elements — ...

Just before the meeting in Switzerland between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, ...

The price of gallium has been rising ever since China started restricting exports of the exotic metal in August 2023.

China has imposed a ban on the export of seven rare earth elements without an export license, effective since April 4.

China has announced a crackdown on the smuggling of critical minerals, coming just one day before trade talks with the U.S., ...

HEIDI CREBO-REDIKER is a Senior Fellow in the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

US President Trump recently imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese goods, which include electric vehicle (EV) components.