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China rare earths ban
![Rare Earths and Geopolitics: An Increasingly Messy Mix Rare Earths and Geopolitics: An Increasingly Messy Mix](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-01-07-183909.jpg)
Rare Earths and Geopolitics: An Increasingly Messy Mix
By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk
A narrative has emerged suggesting that China possesses a willingness to leverage its control over REMs to punish nations over disagreements in the political arena.
![Don’t Worry About China’s Gallium and Germanium Export Bans Don’t Worry About China’s Gallium and Germanium Export Bans](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-10-122204.jpg)
Don’t Worry About China’s Gallium and Germanium Export Bans
By Tim Worstall
As with China’s 2010 rare earths ban, it will take a few years, at most, for Western countries to secure alternative supplies.
![How Will China’s Rare Earth Export Controls Impact Japan? How Will China’s Rare Earth Export Controls Impact Japan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-18-131641.jpg)
How Will China’s Rare Earth Export Controls Impact Japan?
By Nicolas Velez
Access to gallium, in particular, is crucial for Japan’s defense and energy priorities.
![Rare Earths in the US-China Trade War Rare Earths in the US-China Trade War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rareearthoxides.jpg)
Rare Earths in the US-China Trade War
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Ryan Castilloux.
![Is China Ready to Take Its Economic Coercion Into the Open? Is China Ready to Take Its Economic Coercion Into the Open?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-the-chinese-national-flag-1752046_1280.jpg)
Is China Ready to Take Its Economic Coercion Into the Open?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Previous moves targeting Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea, have all been pointedly unofficial.
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