{"id":270080,"date":"2026-06-21T13:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/us-has-no-leverage-against-china-in-rare-earths-market-expert\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T13:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:19:45","slug":"us-has-no-leverage-against-china-in-rare-earths-market-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/us-has-no-leverage-against-china-in-rare-earths-market-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"US Has No Leverage Against China in Rare Earths Market &#8211; Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/span><span class=\"photoview__desc-text\">Rare-earth oxides<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/88557fbc9bc87271114096db29e70073.jpg\"  \/><span class=\"article__news-services--label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__news-services--list\">\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"Telegram\" data-name=\"telegram\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"X\" data-name=\"twitter\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>China holds all the cards when it comes to rare earth elements (REE) extraction, processing, and supply, Jeff J. Brown, China expert and founder of the Seek Truth From Facts Foundation, tells Sputnik.Ahead of US President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to China, the nation&#8217;s  Ministry of Natural Resources released data underscoring China&#8217;s  achievements in the REE sector.<\/p>\n<p>&#34;China long ago did its homework and knew the value of REEs, across all sectors of science, technology, the space race, industry, manufacturing and military applictions,&#34; Brown says. &#34;They allocated huge resources to perfect not only extraction, but processing and downstream, discovering new sources underground.&#34;<\/p>\n<p>Presently,  China controls 90% of the world\u2019s REE processing and thus global supply  chains and logisitcs. Moreover, the Chinese spent decades mastering  techniques to achieve high-purity output at the lowest cost.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article__h2\" id=\"1124068780-1\">Why are REEs Important?<\/h3>\n<p>&#34;REEs make the world go round,&#34; Brown notes. &#34;Without them, countries can\u2019t build weapons, send astronauts into space, manufacture mobile phones, all kinds of electronic gadgetry, medical equipment, and thousands of other mundane to high-tech applications.&#34;<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese bet on the REE research \u2013 and it paid off, according to the pundit.The West &#8220;sat on its hubristic laurels and did almost none of this,&#8221; using China as a reliable supplier. Now  the US is signing contracts worldwide to mine REE ore, but it\u2019s struggling to catch up \u2014 the West remains far from becoming a  high-volume processor on a par with China. <strong>&#8220;The US has no real  leverage at all, except the tired old playbook of boycotts, blockades,  sanctions and tariffs,&#8221;<\/strong> Brown concludes.WorldChina Dominance of Rare Earths Poses Biggest Threat for Transatlantic Allies &#8211; US Lawmaker10 November 2025, 21:17 GMT<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20260430\/us-has-no-leverage-against-china-in-rare-earths-market---expert-1124068780.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rare-earth oxides China holds all the cards when it comes to rare earth elements (REE) extraction, processing, and supply, Jeff J. 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