Published on 21 Oct 2023 on Oilprice.com · via Yahoo Finance
Why Are China And America Fighting Over This Unknown Mineral?
In recent years, critical minerals have become intimately linked with the national security of Western nations.
Access to critical minerals is essential to any country hoping to gain or maintain technological superiority over its rivals - a fact that China was distinctly aware of when it moved to buy up the industry over a decade ago.
But now a fightback is underway.