China's Rare Earths Dominance: Can the US Catch Up ?

China's Rare Earths Dominance: Can the US Catch Up ?

Rare earth elements are the new oil—essential to modern technology, invisible to most, and dangerously controlled by one country.

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In 2010, China allegedly cut off rare earth exports to Japan—sending a shockwave through global supply chains. Today, over a decade later, the world is still heavily dependent on China for the materials behind smartphones, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and missile systems.

???? This is Episode 2 of our 4-part series on the untold stories of the modern U.S.–China trade war.
If you haven’t yet, make sure to watch Episode 1 to understand how the U.S. and China became rivals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6NfLJ93RA0&t=318s


⏱ Chapters:
0:00 – The Day the Shipments Stopped
2:14 – Rare Earths, Demystified: What They Really Are
3:42 – The Dark Side No One Wants to Deal With
4:49 – How the Global Tech Industry Got Addicted
6:08 – How China Secured the Monopoly
8:35 – Strategic Stakes on the Global Chessboard
10:16 – Final Word: One Battle in a Much Bigger War



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