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The Rare-Earth Choke Point: One Country, the Price of Everything
China refines most of the world’s rare earths and produces high-performance magnets. Beijing tightened export controls on seven rare-earth elements in 2025 and imposed new curbs on Japan in 2026, with shipments of two heavy rare earths to Japan dropping to zero.
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