cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/37321940
- Myanmar is one of the world’s largest suppliers of rare earth production, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Experts say that most of those rare earths are sent to China, especially the less abundant heavy rare earth elements.
- “Its production has significantly strengthened China’s dominant position, effectively giving Beijing a de facto monopoly over the global heavy rare earths supply chain,” said CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran.
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