In 1992, during a visit to Inner Mongolia, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping quipped: “The Middle East has oil, China has rare earths,” referring to 17 elements on the southern end of the periodic table that are essential to the manufacturing of everything from light bulbs to smartphones to fighter jets. China indeed has rare earth […]
China’s Waning Rare Earths Advantage
Beijing won’t be able to threaten to cut off adversaries from critical supplies of the commodities for much longer.
