China’s dominance of rare earths supply is a growing concern in the West


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Western countries are becoming concerned about their reliance on China for supplies of rare earth elements and other scarce metals and minerals that are essential for the manufacture of electric car batteries, satellites, weapons, wind turbines and solar panels. China provides more than 85 per cent of the world’s rare earths and is home to about two-thirds of the global supply of scarce metals and minerals like antimony and baryte, according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). China dominates solar PV manufacturing and is home to more than 90 per cent of the world’s wafer manufacturing capacity....