https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ACVlGej35M8/james-o-ellis RSS for Node Tue, 12 May 2026 22:48:56 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-18/ending-china-s-chokehold-on-rare-earth-minerals https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-18/ending-china-s-chokehold-on-rare-earth-minerals Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:00:10 GMT Rare earth magnets are displayed in the showroom at Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co. in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. A generation after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping made mastering neodymium and 16 other elements known as rare-earths a priority, China has cornered the market, with far-reaching effects ranging from job losses and global trade to U.S. national security.