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With a more focused approach, it could break China’s chokehold
A quarter of all the world’s known deposits of rare earths are found in the country
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The old continent must play to its strengths as a large market with stable rules
How the West can break China’s grip on these vital minerals
