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China’s rare earth clampdown backfired: CSIS analyst - Mining.com
Why it matters
China's rare-earth export restrictions are backfiring, reducing Beijing's coercive leverage over allies and creating strategic openings for Australia to capture supply-chain diversification and critical-mineral export markets. This strengthens Australia's Resource Sovereignty pillar and reduces China's ability to weaponize supply-chain dependencies against the Indo-Pacific.
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