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1 Part of China’s response to President Trump’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs has been to impose export controls on seven medium and heavy rare earth minerals, which are essential to military and ...

Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.