The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has heard proposals that would alter U.S. policy toward Myanmar, with the aim of diverting its vast supplies of rare earth minerals away from strategic rival China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/world/politics/trump-myanmar-rare-earths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #myanmar #southeastasia #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #trade

President Trump has cleared the way for a race to the abyss to extract critical minerals, even though seabed mining technology remains under development and commercially unproven. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/world/politics/trump-minerals-deep-sea-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #rareearths #mining #oceans #batteries #pollution #sustainability #us #donaldtrump

China has issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement in another sign of Beijing tightening its control over the crucial sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/21/tech/china-2025-rare-earth-quotas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #rareearths

Nvidia's planned resumption of sales of its H20 AI chips to China is part of U.S. negotiations on rare earths, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/tech/nvidia-ai-china-rare-earths-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #chipmakers

Unusually large quantities of antimony — a metal used in batteries, chips and flame retardants — have poured into the United States from Thailand and Mexico since China barred U.S. shipments last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/us-minerals-china-export-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rareearths #china #us #trade #mining #gallium #germanium

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a monthslong battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-rare-earth-myanmar-rebels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #rareearths #mining #southeastasia #china