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According to some analysts, the West will still rely on China for 91% of its heavy rare earths needs by 2030, down only slightly from 99% in 2024
Experts say the shortage triggered by surging demand is exactly what is needed to further drive up investment in the nascent market
Samsung's announcement coincides with Seoul’s commitment to invest $350 billion in the US which has led to concerns that Korea could end up playing second-fiddle in manufacturing
Exports to the European Union grew an annual 14.8% last month, while shipments to Australia surged 35.8%...
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China Halts Rare Earth Exports, Warns US on Deep-Sea Metals ‘Plan’14 Apr 2025
China produces some 90% of the world's rare earths and is the dominant supplier of the vital elements to users around the world...
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China Follows US Playbook in Rare Earth Crackdown; Tesla Hit23 Apr 2025
China seems to be taking leaves from the American playbook as it steps up its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariff war...
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Trump Taps Southeast Asia For Rare Earths Amid China Uncertainty27 Oct 2025
The US is racing to establish a rare earth supply chain separate from China following Beijing’s increasingly aggressive moves to restrict its exports of rare earths to the country...
The German car giant plans to release about 30 EVs in China over the next five years, and hopes to sell them around the world as well...
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China’s EV Subsidy Era May End As Exports Boom, Priorities Shift29 Oct 2025
China has published its five-year development plan for 2026-2030 and for the first time in 15 years, new energy vehicles are not included in its list of strategic emerging industries...
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China’s BYD Sees Sales in the UK Jump by 880% – BBC07 Oct 2025
Britain has emerged as key market for BYD, as it is the only European nation with no tariffs on exported electric and hybrid vehicles from China...
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China’s Policies Have Pushed Its Auto Industry Near to Collapse17 Sep 2025
Carmakers and dealers are struggling to make money in the world’s biggest auto market and oversupply, along with fierce competition, has left scores of firms on the brink of collapse...
Chinese demand for Nvidia’s H200 chip is high but China is unlikely to allow its firms unfettered access to the powerful processors...
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Australia Gets Google to Lay Subsea Cables in Papua New Guinea12 Dec 2025
Australia will fund $120m worth of subsea links from north and south PNG to Bougainville under its defence treaty with its Pacific allies...
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ByteDance, Alibaba ‘Looking to Place Big Orders’ For Nvidia’s H20011 Dec 2025
Chinese regulators have reportedly held 'emergency meetings' with representatives from top tech companies and asked them to assess their demand for the H200 AI chip...
Intense competition in China has hammered profitability for automakers, suppliers and dealers but regulators are now looking to penalise absurdly low pricing...
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US Fears China’s Genomics Giant BGI Could Surpass Huawei09 Dec 2025
US senator expects Chinese genomics firm to see 'big' growth through its close ties to the CCP and China's military, despite fears of misuse of its huge DNA database...
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China Says It’ll Approve Rare Earth Licences For ‘Civilian Use’04 Dec 2025
This is the first such indication from Beijing that it is taking concrete measures to reach a key promised outcome from a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in October...
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