The Chinese government has begun an intensive campaign to prevent

The Chinese government has begun an intensive campaign to prevent rare earths from leaving the country without Beijing’s permission, a step that is making shortages even more severe for these minerals, which are crucial to automakers, military contractors and many other businesses.

акцията за битка с примесите, която китайските държавни медии описаха тази седмица, е крайъгълен камък на Пекин тази пролет, с цел да отстоява по-строг надзор върху рядката земна промишленост като инструмент в китайския статут. Земя и магнити, направени от тях. Beijing said that any further shipments of these rare earths and magnets, which are processed almost entirely in China, would require export licenses.

Few licenses have been issued, as Beijing exerts pressure on the United States and others to lower tariffs on Chinese goods and to allow the sale of sensitive military technology to China.