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Exclusive-China Issues Rare Earth Licenses to Suppliers of Top 3 US Automakers, Sources Say
Suppliers of three big U.S. automakers, General Motors,, Ford and Jeep-maker Stellantis got clearance for some rare earth ...
China to send Vice Premier He Lifeng to UK for trade talks
China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that Chinese vice premier He Lifeng will visit the United Kingdom between June 8 ...
Automakers Race to Find Workaround to China’s Stranglehold on Rare-Earth Magnets
Major manufacturers, fearful they will have to shut down assembly lines, are considering moving some production of parts to ...
Analysis-China’s rare earth weapon changes contours of trade war battlefield
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China has signalled for more than 15 years that it was looking to weaponise areas of the ...
China’s rare earth chokehold tests the mettle of global industry
Global automakers and governments are raising concerns as China's restrictions on rare earth magnet exports disrupt supply ...
Why China’s mineral monopoly has emerged as key obstacle in US tariff talks: ‘They hold virtually all of the cards’
Beijing has infuriated Trump officials by failing to loosen its crackdown on exports of seven “heavy” rare earth metals which ...
Exclusive: China's rare earth export curbs risk halting German car production, lobby group warns
Germany's auto lobby warned China's export restrictions on rare earths, used in everything from windshield-wiper motors to ...