West Starts to Wean Itself From China’s Rare Earths

But China remains the controlling factor

By: Youngkyou Kim

There are four key questions the west needs to face given the debate over the instability of the rare earth element supply chain: 1) How likely is China to weaponize it and disrupt it, and would such a strategy succeed? 2) Is it possible for the US and Europe to reorganize their supply chains without China? 3) What will be the impact an…