In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end up in China.

A recent assessment by Australian firm Earth Rarest estimated that Australia could supply up to 20 per cent of global demand for neodymium and praseodymium, but warned that a full replacement of Chinese supply across all 17 rare earth elements remains unlikely in the near term.

America has a real shot at ending its dangerous reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for rare earth

A diplomatic breakthrough with China is the only short-term fix for easing the shortage of rare-earth magnets, a top executive at one of the largest auto components maker said, as the exports curbs by the East Asian nation chokes the production of electric vehicles.

Despite a 90-day truce in its trade war with the United States, China appears to be maintaining tight control over its rare earth exports – preserving a key source of leverage in future ...