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By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
How the US handed control of rare earth minerals to China | CNA Correspondent
visibility comment0 event January 13, 2026 timer 23:09
After ceding the rare earth market to China, the US is playing catch-up as it tries to loosen Beijing’s grip on global supply chains for these minerals. These are critical to manufacturing everything – from smartphones to wind turbines and missile defence systems. Arnold Gay speaks to Executive Producer Pearl Forss and Senior Correspondent Leong Wai Kit, to see what it would take to wean the world off China’s rare earth minerals.
Highlights:
02:25 How the US lost rare earth dominance
3:58 Why Southeast Asia stayed out of the race
07:03 How Japan slashed rare earth reliance
10:19 Malaysia’s rare earth ambitions grow
14:35 Lessons for Asia versus the West
18:04 Toxic fallout in the Mekong region
20:52 Will China’s rare earth strategy backfire?
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