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Rare Earth-rich

Japan claims world-first deep-sea rare earth discovery

Japan has become the first country to successfully retrieve sediment containing rare earth elements from the ocean floor at a depth of 6,000 meters, the government said on Monday, as Tokyo seeks to reduce its reliance on China for the strategically important minerals.

02 Feb 2026-12:16
China’s full-stack defense-innovation cities: Baotou sets the model

China’s Baotou is transforming from a rare-earth mining hub into a full-fledged defense-innovation powerhouse.

20 Jan 2026-14:10
Why the Horn of Africa matters to global politics and trade routes

20 Jan 2026-12:14
China boosts rare-earth exports after US deal

China exported 13% more rare-earth products in November compared with the previous month, signaling that a more relaxed export regime is boosting the flow of critical minerals used in electric vehicles, weapons, and high-tech manufacturing.

18 Dec 2025-12:58
Can the world live without China? Global dependence explained

The question "Can the world live without China?" transcends simple economic speculation. It is a strategic inquiry into the architecture of 21st-century globalization. The blunt, short-term answer is a resounding no. The world as currently configured would experience systemic collapse without China’s integrated role. However, the more nuanced, forward-looking reality is that the world is already attempting the Herculean task of learning to live differently with China, reducing critical vulnerabilities while acknowledging its permanent, albeit reconfigured, centrality. This process is not about replacement, but about painful, expensive, and incomplete rebalancing.

12 Dec 2025-13:00
China’s rare earth exports surge in November

China’s rare earth exports rose sharply in November, the first full month after President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accelerate shipments of the strategically important minerals.

08 Dec 2025-09:49
India launches $816 million programme to produce rare earth magnets

India has approved a 72.8 billion rupees ($815.7 million) programme to manufacture rare earth permanent magnets, aiming to reduce reliance on imports for critical materials used in electric vehicles, aerospace, defence, and renewable energy, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday.

26 Nov 2025-16:16
How rare earth elements turned into the “new oil” of the 21st century

26 Nov 2025-14:03
Strengthening U.S.–Azerbaijan relations: Strategic logic behind repealing Section 907

26 Nov 2025-09:58
China seeks closer ties with Germany to ease rare-earth strains

China has pitched stronger economic and industrial cooperation with Germany, aiming to ease tensions caused by export curbs on rare earths and chips that have disrupted German production lines.

24 Nov 2025-11:56