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China’s Rare Earth Origin Story, Explained
Source: The New York Times•4 days ago
Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.
Rare earth metals were an afterthought for most world leaders until China temporarily suspended most exports of them a couple of months ago.
But for almost half a century, they have received attention from the very top of the Chinese government.
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