From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Chinese Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting rare-earth industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/03/china-campaign-dominate-rare-earths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #rareearths #mining #xijinping #supplychains #us