Inside the US effort to blunt China’s sharpest trade weapon
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How to break China’s chokehold on rare earths
Experts question Washington’s suggestion that it can end Beijing’s dominance of sector within two years
How the West can break China’s grip on these vital minerals
China’s critical minerals chokepoint has been hiding in plain sight for decades
Beijing has a virtual monopoly on supply of the critical minerals used to make everything from cars to wind turbines.
U.S. races to establish rare earths supply chains domestically and abroad in "Cold War 2.0."
Breaking China's stranglehold on supplies of the critical minerals is likely to take at least a decade, experts say.
