Outsourcing the industry to China cannot continue, but Europe knows it can no longer count on the US for a solution The alarm sounded 16 years ago. In 2010, China blocked exports of key rare earths to Japan in a row over disputed islands in the East China Sea. The critical minerals are essentia...
Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/30/the-guardian-view-on-rare-earths-its-common-sense-to-secure-essential-supply-chains)