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How to break China’s chokehold on rare earths

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In the midst of the US-China trade conflict last year, Beijing unsheathed its fiercest weapon.

By ramping up restrictions on exports of rare earth metals – crucial elements for high-tech manufacturing – China forced the US to climb down.

That show of strength was a wake up call for the US. It has since spent huge sums backing mining companies, penned eye-catching deals and moved to collaborate with allies.

But after a little more than a year, how much progress has it made in breaking China’s hold on the rare earths supply chain?

Featuring: Abigail Hunter of the SAFE Center for Critical Minerals Strategy; Gracelin Baskaran of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Cory Combs of Trivium China; and FT commodities correspondent Camilla Hodgson.

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Further reading:  China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacy Hedge funds raise bets against US-backed critical minerals companies   China restricts trading with some US rare earth companies Presented by Soumaya Keynes.

Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval.

Original music by Breen Turner.

Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco.

Manuela Saragosa and Topher Forhecz are the executive producers.

Flo Phillips is the FT’s head of audio.

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