- China's dominance in the Indo-Pacific poses risks to critical minerals, while the Quad grouping signals diplomatic engagement.
- The U.S. is pushing for domestic critical mineral supply chain security amid intensifying trade tensions with China.
- Concerns over China's rare earth export controls led to discussions of a strategic partnership between the US and China on critical minerals.
- The U.S. government invested in MP Materials, which operates in the geopolitically stable United States, to secure rare-earth metal supply.
Congress allocated funds for semiconductor research while strategic mineral sourcing shifted due to tariff clashes, leading U.S. suppliers to new partners.
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What happened
Congress allocated funds for semiconductor research while strategic mineral sourcing shifted due to tariff clashes, leading U.S. suppliers to new partners.
Who's involved
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The U.S. government invested in MP Materials, which operates in the geopolitically stable United States, to secure rare-earth metal supply.Also in this story
- MP Materials leverages its Texas facility and government support, including a 10-year price floor commitment from the DOD, to ramp up commercial rare earth deliveries and reduce reliance on China.
- The DoD invested $400 million in MP Materials, coinciding with the Trump administration's push for domestic rare earth mining.
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Congress
US record label; imprint of Congress Record Corp.
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Shenghe Resources
Chinese partly state-owned rare earths mining and processing company
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Newest first; wire copies grouped- ReutersChina's imports of US rare earth ore surge in July BEIJING/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The sharp jump in China's imports of rare earth ore from the United States in July was probably the final customs account
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