New Chinese export restrictions on rare earths underline the need for a more flexible EU policy
On August 15, 2024, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that export controls on antimony would come into effect from September 15. This is the latest in a series of export restrictions by China, which dominates the world's rare earth mining and processing. Antimony is used in the production of flame retardants, lead-acid batteries and as an alloy for […]
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China's control over a variety of critical metals is a thorn in the side of the US
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 […]
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