Posts tagged critical mineral security
China’s tungsten export controls on Japan are backfiring
China’s tungsten export controls on Japan are backfiring

Written by Jing Ge

China’s controls are changing Japan’s political calculus: dependence on Chinese supply is no longer just a commercial risk but an economic-security vulnerability.

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China's dominance in Myanmar's rare earth resources: A growing risk for global supply chains
China's dominance in Myanmar's rare earth resources: A growing risk for global supply chains

Written by Ophelia Yumlembam

Given the Quad’s and the EU’s ongoing efforts to build resilient and diversified critical mineral supply chains, a more proactive and coordinated approach with other like-minded global actors is urgently needed — before China further consolidates its dominance over Myanmar’s REE resources and, by extension, the global REE supply chain.

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