China’s Rare-Earth Lever: Retaliation as Industrial Policy
Washington expanded its list of Chinese military-linked firms. Beijing answered not with a negotiation but with a chokehold — adding...
June 22, 2026Asia processes most of the world’s critical minerals and builds most of its goods, making its supply chains the chokepoint everyone now fights over. The Rio Times covers China’s rare-earth and processing dominance, the chip and battery supply chains, and the export controls reshaping global trade – and what that leverage means for resource-rich Latin America.
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