China’s Chokehold On Rare-Earth Minerals Raises Concerns
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n the light of China’s increasing assertiveness in the global scene, its dominance in rare-earth reserves and processing has raised concerns about the future availability of materials needed for a range of critical industries – alternative energy, communications, transportation and defense. The dominance prompts a search for new deposits of rare-earth materials and alternative technology that could avoid acute dependence.