Rare earths: EU relies on uneconomic mines In its rush to become independent of China for critical raw materials, the EU agreed on a raw materials regulation in record time. Securing the sought-after materials should be achieved through raw material partnerships with third countries, more circular economy and the own extraction of critical raw materials within the EU. Domestic mining should therefore [...]
According to its constitution, the People's Republic of China is "under the democratic dictatorship of the people" but has been ruled authoritarian by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1949. China has been economically dynamic for many years. On the basis of its reform and opening policy, China developed into an economic and technological superpower beginning in 1978. Of the […]