the world market in rare earth minerals, Trump is trying to change that. China makes 90 percent of the world’s rare earth magnets, used in electronics and electric motors.


THEY THINK THEY HOLD THE PATENT ON RARE EARTHS THEY processes around 90% of the world's rare earths, which go into everything from solar panels to smartphones - a key bargaining chip ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump this month.

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