34 h. ago Lessons from Japan’s efforts to wean itself off Chinese rare earths

Lessons from Japan’s efforts to wean itself off Chinese rare earths  The Economist

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53 h. ago EU frees billions in bid to reduce China rare earth reliance

EU frees billions in bid to reduce China rare earth reliance  DW

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3 d. ago How automakers aim to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earth materials

How automakers aim to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earth materials  Automotive News

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7 d. ago Why EV Manufacturing is Moving Away from Chinese Rare Earths

Why EV Manufacturing is Moving Away from Chinese Rare Earths  Manufacturing Digital Magazine

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1 week ago Chinese Premier Calls for International Alliance on Rare Earths

Chinese Premier Calls for International Alliance on Rare Earths  The China-Global South Project

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1 week ago From Mines To Solar Plants, Chinese Projects Face Rare Legal Setbacks In The Balkans

From Mines To Solar Plants, Chinese Projects Face Rare Legal Setbacks In The Balkans  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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2 w. ago Japanese official’s ‘bow’; China’s soybean dilemma: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China tells Japan to ‘behave’ properly as it dismisses call for talks China has urged Tokyo to “behave with restraint” after it called for talks amid the diplomatic freeze over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan. 2. Chinese rare earth magnet exports to US hit 9-month high as trade war resolves China’s shipments of rare earth permanent...

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2 w. ago New Arctic discovery could deal massive blow to Chinese dominance of rare earth minerals

New Arctic discovery could deal massive blow to Chinese dominance of rare earth minerals  Fox News

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2 w. ago Rare Satellite Photo Shows Two Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Disputed Waters

Rare Satellite Photo Shows Two Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Disputed Waters  Newsweek

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2 w. ago EU’s investment bank to work with Australia on critical raw materials

The EU’s European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Australian government said in a joint statement on Monday they would deepen cooperation on critical raw materials, as Western powers scramble to cut their reliance on China. With the exception of Japan, Group of Seven (G7) countries and the EU are heavily or exclusively reliant on China for a range of materials from rare earth magnets to battery metals. European officials and industry sources say financing remains a key hurdle in the bloc’s efforts...

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3 w. ago China’s rare earths breakthrough, Fujian carrier’s naval genius: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. In world first, Chinese scientists find rare earth minerals from a living plant A Chinese-led team of scientists says it has found a naturally formed mineral with rare earth elements in a fern, a world first that offers a “green...

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3 w. ago Watch Council on Foreign Relations' Raimondo: Want to Reduce Reliance on China

Watch Council on Foreign Relations' Raimondo: Want to Reduce Reliance on China  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago Baotou set to become China’s rare earth hub under Inner Mongolia’s 10

A northern Chinese region that boasts the world’s biggest rare earth element (REE) mine is looking to develop its second-largest city, Baotou, into a world-leading hub for critical materials. And analysts say the effort could further shore up China’s leading position in the supply chain. In a 10-year development plan, which includes intentions to build a “solid ecological security barrier”, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region said it will make comprehensive progress on the protection and...

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3 w. ago Chinese team reports first recovery of rare earth minerals from living plant

A Chinese-led team of scientists says it has found a naturally formed mineral with rare earth elements in a fern, a world first that offers a “green circular model” for extracting high-value rare earths, according to an institution behind the study. The researchers said the discovery of nanoscale monazite in a living plant “opens new possibilities for the direct recovery of functional rare earth element materials”. “To our knowledge, this is the earliest reported occurrence of rare earth...

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3 w. ago In world first, Chinese scientists find rare earth minerals from a living plant

A Chinese-led team of scientists says it has found a naturally formed mineral with rare earth elements in a fern, a world first that offers a “green circular model” for extracting high-value rare earths, according to an institution behind the study. The researchers said the discovery of nanoscale monazite in a living plant “opens new possibilities for the direct recovery of functional rare earth element materials”. “To our knowledge, this is the earliest reported occurrence of rare earth...

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3 w. ago China and Cook Islands team up on marine survey as rare earths race expands to sea

China and the Cook Islands have wrapped up their first joint scientific expedition in the South Pacific, a region emerging as a focal point in the geopolitical race for rare earths. The 4,000-tonne Chinese marine research vessel Da Yang Hao, one of the most advanced in China, docked at the Avatiu port near the capital Avarua on Saturday, about one month after a US research ship conducted a three-week survey in the region. Welcoming the Da Yang Hao to port, Sun Shuxian, the Chinese vice-minister...

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3 w. ago China has big ambitions in space and the Arctic. Should the West be worried?

In 2003, a decade after the humiliation of the Yinhe incident – when a Chinese container ship was left stranded for weeks after the United States jammed its Global Positioning System (GPS) – Beijing set its sights on bypassing the American satellite network. At first, it turned to the European Union, pledging €230 million (then US$260 million) to join the Galileo project, an independent satellite navigation system designed to reduce Europe’s reliance on GPS. But the partnership did not last....

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3 w. ago US ‘knocking on every country’s door’ as it races to secure rare earth supplies

Recent moves by the United States – including President Donald Trump’s meeting with leaders of resource-rich Central Asian countries and the expansion of a US government critical minerals list – signal an urgency in Washington to reduce its reliance on rare earths from China before tensions with Beijing flare up again, analysts said. Despite China’s Ministry of Commerce on Sunday suspending export controls on “dual-use items” related to several key minerals for a year as part of the US-China...

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3 w. ago PLA team’s ‘dirty bomb’ fallout in rare field test as nuclear tension heats up

Chinese military scientists have released the field test results of a rare simulated “dirty bomb” attack, showing the potential of a novel defence method that could stop nuclear fallout before it spreads. The research, conducted by the Joint Logistic Support Force University of Engineering and the Rocket Force Research Institute, explores how an advanced airborne system similar to weather modification could rapidly suppress and contain deadly radioactive smoke clouds after a radiological...

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4 w. ago China martial arts icon Jet Li goes shirtless to dispel heart transplant rumours

Chinese martial arts icon Jet Li made a rare personal video in which he appeared shirtless to quash rumours that he had undergone a heart transplant. On November 1, Li, 62, known as the “Kung Fu Emperor,” shared a video on Douyin, where he has nearly 5 million followers. The video, titled “An Honest Weekend,” shows him shirtless, practising casual kung fu moves, swimming in his private pool, and playfully interacting with his dog, Duoduo. Despite being in his sixties, the kung fu movie superstar...

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