Rare Earth Gambit Reveals Next Phase of Economic Warfare
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The article discusses China's use of rare earth elements as a tool for economic warfare, sparking concerns about the next phase of global economic tensions, with the sole commenter reflecting on the implications of such a strategy.
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Under these regulations - Foreign companies (anywhere in the world, including goods traded between the United States and Europe or any other nation in the world) now need Chinese government approval to export products containing any amount of rare earths metals (0.1 percent).
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