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China and the Geopolitics of Rare Earths
Rare earths, indispensable inputs for high tech, military, and renewable applications, remain in the hands of China, a power on the rise. Largely out of the public eye prior to 2010, rare earths, and China's monopoly over them, became international news after China ""unofficially"" halted exports to Japan, the United States, and Europe following a collision between Chinese and Japanese boats in the East China Sea. Focusing on China's monopoly over the rare earth industry, this book examines the impacts of growing worldwide resource competition and the complexities policymakers face as they dev.
Cover -- China and theÂ Geopolitics ofÂ RareÂ Earths -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introductionâ#x80;#x94;â#x80;#x8B;Rare Earths:Â AÂ Crisis in the Making -- 1. Resource Competition, Mineral Scarcity, and Economic Statecraft -- 2. What Are Rare Earths? -- 3. Salt and Oil:Â Strategic Parallels -- 4. How China Came to Dominate the Rare Earth Industry -- Conclusionâ#x80;#x94;â#x80;#x8B;Rare Earths:Â Paradigms of Connection and Disruption -- Notes -- Bibliography