US, Japan race to secure chip-grade minerals as China curbs exports

The United States and Japan are racing to build a new global supply chain for critical minerals, backing the effort with fresh government subsidies and industry support – but slow government-to-government dealmaking and simmering geopolitical disputes threaten to blunt their progress. China’s export controls on rare earths and other critical minerals have strained manufacturers in
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