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Rare earth materials are displayed at the exhibition on China’s manufacturing achievements at the National Museum in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters

China's rare earths dominance to overshadow Trump's talks with Xi

China, the world's dominant rare earth miner and refiner, last year agreed to delay restrictions on exports until 10 November.

Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of Rare Earth Elements (REE) are placed on a Chinese flag in this illustration taken January 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

China has agreed to address US concerns over rare earth shortages: White House

Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of Rare Earth Elements (REE) are placed on a Chinese flag in this illustration taken January 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Trump, Xi to weigh rare earth truce extension, but China's curbs still bite

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, 17 December 2025. Photo: Reuters/File

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

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