Exports of rare earths now require special licenses, but Beijing has yet to fully establish a system for issuing them, the New York Times reported.
  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    China has been playing a long game with rare earth metals. You asked a specific question, the answer of which wouldn’t really explain anything. I gave you a longer answer that gives a fuller picture.

    Trump and company were fools to trigger China like this.

    • anonApril2025@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I agree. Also. China, previous to this point, didn’t completely cut off these specific rare earth metals.