Scarcity of rare earth materials could cause future problems in high-tech, military systems In the face of China wielding menacing control over 97% of the world's rare earth materials, the US House of Representatives this week passed a bill that would bolster research and development of the key elements and help find substitutions for the materials. Read more

Financial Times (blog)

Sino-Russian Energy Relations in Perspective Journal of Energy Security Secondly, Moscow has long been a supplier of military hardware to China, but sales have been declining. In fact, Russia and China are competitors for sales ... Chinas footprints and the Russian gas dealBusiness Recorder (press release) (blog) all 54 news articles »

A generation after China made mastering the rare earth elements a priority, it dominates the market, with far-reaching effects

Globe and Mail

Pentagon Loses Control of Bombs to China Metal Monopoly Bloomberg Military officials are only now conducting an inventory of where and how US suppliers use the obscure but essential substances -- including those that ... You Don't Bring a Praseodymium Knife to a Gunfight - by Tim WorstallForeign Policy Japan urges resolution on nationals held in ChinaFOXBusiness China's Newest Economic Weapon: Rare EarthWealth Daily LiveScience.com -NDTV.com all 4,187 news articles »

A senior manager at a company that churns out metals routinely used in U.S. smart bombs pauses in mid-sentence when his phone rings: a Wall Street stockbroker looking for information. He makes a note to have an assistant call back -- someone who is fluent in English, not just Chinese.

A senior manager at a company that churns out metals routinely used in U.S. smart bombs pauses in mid-sentence when his phone rings: a Wall Street stockbroker looking for information. He makes a note to have an assistant call back -- someone who is fluent in English, not just Chinese.

Sudan: War of secession Hurriyet Daily News Sudan is one of their main petroleum suppliers. China could fall back on its number one African supplier, Angola, but Luanda is a lot farther away from ... and more »

The Hindu

You Don't Bring a Praseodymium Knife to a Gunfight - by Tim Worstall Foreign Policy 28 that China, while still not admitting the existence of the ban, may be tacitly lifting it -- but the damage to the country's image as a reliable supplier ... Japan urges resolution on nationals held in ChinaFOXBusiness China's Newest Economic Weapon: Rare EarthWealth Daily China Blocks Minerals Needed by Toyota's Hybrid CarsLiveScience.com NDTV.com -Reuters Africa -San Francisco Chronicle all 4,716 news articles »

Japan tells Beijing to free four citizens National Japan, which said it was looking for alternative suppliers, accounts for half of worldwide consumption. Ding Xueliang, a professor at Hong Kong University ... and more »

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