China leverages critical minerals dominance in escalating spat with Japan
China leverages critical minerals dominance in escalating spat with Japan Beijing's rare earth export restrictions target dysprosium, terbium, and gallium in a geopolitical power play that echoes a familiar playbook. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team Jun. Shipments of heavy rare earths to Japan have been halted since January 2026, with minimal to zero distribution continuing into May.
- ▪China leverages critical minerals dominance in escalating spat with Japan Beijing's rare earth export restrictions target dysprosium, terbium, and gallium in a geopolitical power play that echoes a familiar playbook.
- ▪Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team Jun.
- ▪Shipments of heavy rare earths to Japan have been halted since January 2026, with minimal to zero distribution continuing into May.
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China leverages critical minerals dominance in escalating spat with Japan Beijing's rare earth export restrictions target dysprosium, terbium, and gallium in a geopolitical power play that echoes a familiar playbook. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team Jun. 26, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); China has effectively cut off Japan’s access to some of the most strategically important materials on Earth.
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