The Japan Times18h ago
Even as it refrains from criticizing the U.S. war in Iran war and signals it wants a positive meeting with Donald Trump, Beijing is quickly expanding its toolkit of economic pressure mechanisms aimed at Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/27/markets/china-trade-truce-economic-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #rareearths #mining #semiconductors
Under cover of trade truce with Trump, China expands economic pressure toolkit

Beijing is punishing those who shift supply chains from China, tightening rare ​earth licensing, banning foreign AI and cybersecurity tech and weighing curbs on its solar gear.

The Japan Times
Deb Nam-Krane1d ago

I see invasions of Central Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia within 18 months. (And maybe Greenland.)

I'm not joking.

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US, EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals - The Korea Herald
https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10725637

#uspol #climate #rareearths

US, EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals - The Korea Herald

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US and the European Union on Friday deepened their coordination on critical minerals as part of a broader push by Western allies to

The Korea Herald
The Japan Times2d ago
The U.S. and the European Union on Friday deepened their coordination on critical minerals as part of a broader push by Western allies to loosen China's grip on materials crucial to advanced manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/25/us-eu-cooperatio-critical-minerals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #eu #europe #us #rareearths
U.S. and EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals with eye to broader agreement

The two signed a memorandum of understanding for a partnership on producing and securing critical minerals, with a specific ‌action plan ‌for trade announced separately.

The Japan Times
Blaze Trends2d ago
The Government of Greenland has officially approved the transfer of a 50.5% interest in the Tanbreez rare earth project to Critical Metals Corp, granting the firm 92.5% total ownership. CRML stock surged 35% to $12.56 following the announcement. #RareEarths #CriticalMetals #Mining #BusinessNews #Greenland
https://blazetrends.com/critical-metals-takes-92-5-control-of-greenland-rare-earth-project-as-stock-surges-35/?fsp_sid=5088
Critical Metals takes 92.5% control of Greenland rare earth project as stock surges 35%

Western allied nations are aggressively accelerating efforts to decouple critical mineral supply chains from China. The Government of Greenland officially

Blaze Trends
KillBait News3d ago

Japan Advances Undersea Mining to Reduce Dependence on Chinese Rare Earths

📰 Original title: 6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/japan-advances-undersea-mining-to-reduce-dependence-on-chinese-rare-earths/?redirpost=de3d21a8-c6e6-4b4d-b0b2-b8d6ea2e68f5

#geopolitics #japan #rareearths #china

KillBait3d ago

Japan Advances Undersea Mining to Reduce Dependence on Chinese Rare Earths

📰 Original title: 6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/japan-advances-undersea-mining-to-reduce-dependence-on-chinese-rare-earths/?redirpost=de3d21a8-c6e6-4b4d-b0b2-b8d6ea2e68f5

#geopolitics #japan #rareearths #china

Japan Advances Undersea Mining to Reduce Dependence on Chinese Rare Earths

Japan is making a strategic push to reduce its dependence on Chinese rare earths by developing one of the world’s most promising underwater deposits near the remote atoll of Minamitorishima.

KillBait Archive
Taran Rampersad4d ago

...Ultimately, Chinese dominance will be hard to displace in the near term. While the U.S. and Iran play tug-of-war with the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese megacorporations are fast replacing Middle Eastern petrostates as the kingmakers of the new global energy economy...

That's the long game.

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/the-strait-of-hormuz-is-todays-energy-chokepoint-china-is-tomorrows/

#China #rareearths

The Strait of Hormuz is today’s energy chokepoint. China is tomorrow’s.

As the economy moves beyond oil, the strategic importance of the world’s most critical hydrocarbon chokepoint is likely to decline rapidly.

Big Think
The Japan Times5d ago
Global worry about China's dominance as a rare earths producer has kicked Australian mining giant Lynas into action, expanding its portfolio of rare earths refined in Malaysia as it hopes to boost its market share. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/22/markets/malaysia-rare-earths-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #rareearths #mining #malaysia #southeastasia #china
Delicate extraction: Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China

China makes up about 90% of the world's market for rare earth minerals, stoking fears about Beijing's ability to choke global supplies.

The Japan Times
NewsletterTF5d ago

USA Rare Earth Shells Out $2.8 Billion for Brazilian Miner, Shifting Geopolitical Sands

USA Rare Earth is buying Brazil's Serra Verde for $2.8 billion to get rare earths. This helps the US get these important materials from outside Asia.

#RareEarths, #USA, #Brazil, #SupplyChain, #Geopolitics

https://newsletter.tf/usa-rare-earths-buys-brazil-miner-2-8b/

NewsletterTF5d ago

USA Rare Earth is spending $2.8 billion to buy Serra Verde in Brazil. This is a big step to get rare earth minerals needed for electric cars and electronics.

#RareEarths, #USA, #Brazil, #SupplyChain, #Geopolitics
https://newsletter.tf/usa-rare-earths-buys-brazil-miner-2-8b/

USA Buys Brazil Miner for $2.8B to Get Rare Earths

USA Rare Earth is buying Brazil's Serra Verde for $2.8 billion to get rare earths. This helps the US get these important materials from outside Asia.

NewsletterTF