“What’s particularly notable this time is the formalization of Beijing’s attempt to extend the extraterritorial reach of its export restrictions—reminiscent of the United States’ approach to chip export controls,” said Zoe Oysul, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Critical Mineral Strategy for SAFE, a nonprofit group. “It remains unclear how China intends to enforce this, whether it will find partners willing to cooperate, or what leverage it may use to compel compliance.”
The “Trump administration is meeting the urgency of the moment with rapid critical minerals deals, but these are long-term problems that will only be solved by a durable national strategy and international commitments to solving this problem,” Oysul said.
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