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Disruptions to supply chains, such as for raw materials like rare earths, and to transport routes will continue to add to cost pressures.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
In response, Beijing throttled tourist flights to Japan from China and squeezed Japanese firms’ access to Chinese rare earths, critical components in manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Washington is likely to be wary of potential retaliation from Beijing, which processes the majority of the world's rare earths and other critical minerals, crucial in the manufacture of many high-tech products.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The same approach allowed it to dominate rare earths, gallium, germanium and graphite—keeping prices low enough to push Western producers out of the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
A universe in which there were two earths within one sphere of water was no longer an Aristotelian universe.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
