The U.S. found out this year that China could use its chokehold on rare-earth minerals as a coercive tool. For Japan, it was ...

China is facing an August 12 deadline to reach a durable tariff agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration.

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets increased nearly threefold in June from the previous month, after the country lifted ...

China's exports of rare-earth magnets to the United States in June surged more than six times from May levels, following ...

China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says ...

China mines about 60% of the world's rare earths and makes 90% of rare earth magnets. It sets quotas on output, smelting, and separation, which are monitored as a barometer of global supply. WHY ...

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Picture taken October 31, 2010.

How China’s new rare-earth export controls target the Pentagon—and the world The licensing system replaces a cruder, less flexible means of economic leverage. Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer ...

China’s rare earth export controls were “specifically designed to hit the US defense industry, and I cannot envision China stepping back from that,” said Thomas Kruemmer, ...

While rare earths magnets from China are beginning to flow again, customers remain on edge about the threat of future ...

Beijing facing August 12 deadline to reach agreement with Washington after preliminary deal in June ended weeks of ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Despite a 90-day truce in its trade war with the United States, China appears to be maintaining tight control over its rare earth exports – preserving a key source of ...