China Continues to Exploit Rare Earth Chokepoints

Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, experts from the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program examine the state of the global rare earths industry as the one-year pause in U.S.-China export restrictions nears its end. China continues to dominate rare earth mining, processing, and magnet manufacturing and has repeatedly used that position to advance its strategic objectives and exert economic coercion. The discussion will explore how the industry has evolved over the past year, where key vulnerabilities remain, and what the next phase of U.S.-China negotiations could mean for U.S. and allied supply-chain security and the broader bilateral relationship. 

Join Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program, and Meredith Schwartz, Adjunct Fellow, as they examine the true impact of China's export controls and how the United States and its allies are responding.

This event is made possible by general funding to CSIS and the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program.