37 h. ago China confirms issuing of first general licences for rare earth exports

Beijing confirmed on Thursday that it has begun granting general licences with lengthier terms for exports of rare earth elements to foreign companies, though business groups said more guidance was needed on the policy’s implementation. “With the accumulation of relevant export compliance experience, some exporters have initially met the basic requirements to apply for general licences,” said He Yadong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom), at a press conference. “To my knowledge,...

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39 h. ago Rare Earths: Japanese Companies Race to Break Free from China's Dominance

Rare Earths: Japanese Companies Race to Break Free from China's Dominance  JAPAN Forward

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42 h. ago China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences By Reuters

China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences By Reuters  Investing.com

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42 h. ago China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences

China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences  Reuters

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57 h. ago China Files Rare Countersuit Against Missouri Officials After State Wins $24 Billion COVID

China Files Rare Countersuit Against Missouri Officials After State Wins $24 Billion COVID-19 Judgment  American Ag Network

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65 h. ago China bets big on copper, but ‘weaponisation’ risks low, unlike with rare earths: analysts

China is accelerating efforts to secure its copper supply chain, designating the metal as critical across strategic industries such as electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and defence amid rising geopolitical tensions. Provincial governments are leading the charge. On Monday, Jiangxi – already a hub for heavy rare earth mines – pledged in its 15th five-year plan to develop a world-leading hub for advanced copper-based new materials. That follows a similar move in Shandong, where provincial...

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4 d. ago Why China’s growing demand for rare earth steel is bad news for America’s F

At a sprawling industrial complex in the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, workers feed bag after bag of rare earth additives into roaring furnaces, turning ordinary steel into a high-performance alloy worth twice as much. This is the front line of a technological leap being powered by China’s dominance in critical minerals and its strategic industrial policy. The advanced rare earth steel being produced is used in the country’s most ambitious engineering projects – from high-speed railways to...

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4 d. ago Hidden histories of China revealed at rare book fair in Hong Kong

Hidden histories of China revealed at rare book fair in Hong Kong  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago E&E News: Trump enlists 5 allies to counter China on rare earths and tech

E&E News: Trump enlists 5 allies to counter China on rare earths and tech  POLITICO Pro

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7 d. ago Exclusive | Tibetan Activists Say China Has Detained Protesters Who Staged Rare Act of Defiance

Exclusive | Tibetan Activists Say China Has Detained Protesters Who Staged Rare Act of Defiance  The Wall Street Journal

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8 d. ago Trump enlists 5 allies to counter China on rare earths and tech

Trump enlists 5 allies to counter China on rare earths and tech  Politico

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1 week ago Turning the tide on China’s dominance of the rare earth market is possible. Here's what it would take

Turning the tide on China’s dominance of the rare earth market is possible. Here's what it would take  Fast Company

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1 week ago Former Chinese senior banker executed for taking US$155 million in bribes

China has executed a former senior banker who was found guilty of taking more than 1.1 billion yuan (US$155 million) in bribes. Bai Tianhui, the former general manager of the asset management firm China Huarong International Holdings, was executed on Tuesday after the Supreme People’s Court approved the sentence, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The state-owned offshore unit Bai ran was taken over by Citic Group and renamed China Citic Financial Asset Management in January last year. It is rare...

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1 week ago Former Chinese senior banker Bai Tianhui executed for taking US$155 million in bribes

China has executed a former senior banker who was found guilty of taking more than 1.1 billion yuan (US$155 million) in bribes. Bai Tianhui, the former general manager of the asset management firm China Huarong International Holdings, was executed on Tuesday after the Supreme People’s Court approved the sentence, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The state-owned offshore unit Bai ran was taken over by Citic Group and renamed China Citic Financial Asset Management in January last year. It is rare...

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1 week ago Germany Seeks Certainty in China’s Rare Earth Policies – But Beijing Isn’t Budging

Germany Seeks Certainty in China’s Rare Earth Policies – But Beijing Isn’t Budging  Rare Earth Exchanges

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1 week ago German foreign minister calls for end to ‘uncertainty’ on Chinese rare earths, chips

China’s deliveries of rare earths, semiconductors and other commodities to Germany dominated the talks between German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Monday. “In all of these areas, there has been uncertainty, and that needs to be eliminated,” Wadephul said as he kicked off a trip to China aimed at addressing Berlin’s trade and geopolitical concerns. According to Reuters, Beijing was far from being persuaded to grant general export licences for rare...

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1 week ago German firms not in first batch of China's new rare export licences, minister signals

German firms not in first batch of China's new rare export licences, minister signals  Reuters

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1 week ago German Firms Not in First Batch of China's Rare Export Licenses, Minister Signals

German Firms Not in First Batch of China's Rare Export Licenses, Minister Signals  U.S. News & World Report

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1 week ago This is only the start of China playing its rare earths trump card

This is only the start of China playing its rare earths trump card  thehill.com

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1 week ago German foreign minister to discuss rare earths, steel in China visit

German foreign minister to discuss rare earths, steel in China visit  Reuters

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