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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, December 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

G7, other allies discuss ways to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths

The meeting, convened by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, included finance ministers from G7 members Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and the US as well as officials from...

Japan's drilling-equipped research vessel Chikyu departs from Shimizu port to conduct a test recovery of rare-earth–rich mud near Minamitori Island, marking the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge from a depth of about 6 km onto a ship, in Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan January 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yuka Obayashi

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths

Gantry cranes are seen at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

China agrees to one-year rare earth export deal, issue 'settled', says Trump

Rare earth elements are essential ingredients in all kinds of high-tech goods. Photo: Wang chun lyg/Imaginechina/picture alliance

Can the West break China's grip on rare earths?

A sample of terbium (Tb) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Rare earths: Strategic metals key to future tech

Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. Picture taken July 16, 2011. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/CHINA OUT/File Photo

How China's rare earth dominance became a geopolitical flashpoint

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Why rare earth elements matter more than you think

Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China. Photo: Reuters

How China is playing the rare earths trump card — and why Ukraine couldn’t

A man works at the site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province, China, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say

Rare earth elements, also known as rare earth metals or rare earth oxides, are a set of 17 heavy metals which have a wide range of commercial and industrial uses. Photo: DW

Rare earths find in Sweden: A gamechanger?

REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry/File Photo

US wants to end dependence on China rare earths, Yellen says