Back in 2010, a congressionally mandated US government study spotlighted how China’s dominant position in the rare earths market gave it the power to affect worldwide supply and prices. Rebuilding a US rare earth supply chain might take up to 15 years, the analysis showed.
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How Japan Beat the US in Cutting Rare-Earth Dependence on China
