China’s rare earth weapon changes contours of trade war battlefield

In this Dec. 30, 2010, photo, workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China’s Jiangxi province. (Chinatopix via AP)

BEIJING — China has signaled for more than 15 years that it was looking to weaponise areas of the global supply chain, a strategy modeled on longstanding American export controls Beijing views as aimed at stalling its rise.…

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