Why Breaking China's Rare Earth Monopoly is Surprisingly Difficult

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Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr China's recently announced restrictions on rare earth element trade has once again highlighted the dominance they have within the industry. So in this video, we'll explain what these elements are, why they're important and why this annoys Trump so much. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA T Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! ////////////////////// China new trade restrictions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-09/how-china-s-rare-earths-dominance-is-leverage-in-trump-s-trade-war  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/business/china-rare-earth-exports.html  https://www.ft.com/content/15a957a7-104e-431a-807e-441e5c2c753f  https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-tightens-rare-earth-export-controls-2025-10-09/  https://www.ft.com/content/c4b2c5d9-c82f-401e-b763-bc9581019cb7  Rare earths explained  https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/faq/what-are-rare-earth-elements-and-why-are-they-important  https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2014/3078/pdf/fs2014-3078.pdf  https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5220/  https://irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Technical-Papers/IRENA_Rare_Earth_Elements_2022.pdf  Ed Conway substack on Rare earths https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-rare-earths-crisis-and-what-it  Copper production data https://www.statista.com/statistics/254839/copper-production-by-country/  Ultrapure dysprosium https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/business/china-rare-earth-exports.html  Podcasts on rare earths https://www.sinicapodcast.com/p/julie-klinger-on-chinas-rare-earth-cf1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4LVJFeFVwQ  Difficulties in rebuilding capacity https://resourceworld.com/u-s-rare-earth-policy-too-little-and-35-years-too-late/