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America didn't lose its rare earth industry, it sold it
A new article argues that the decline of the US rare earth industry was not an accidental loss to foreign competition but the result of deliberate choices by American companies to sell off mining, processing and manufacturing capabilities, largely to Chinese buyers, over past decades. The piece frames current US dependence on China for critical minerals as a self-inflicted strategic vulnerability now driving policy debate.
Why now: US-China tension over critical minerals and supply chain security keeps rare earth dependence in the news.
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- America didn't lose its rare earth industry, it sold it · speckx · 193
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