The United States, Australia, India, and Japan are racing to secure the rare minerals vital to producing everything from smartphones to advanced weapons. But what’s really at stake in the fight for control? China’s clampdown on rare earth mineral exports US Allies Team Up to Break China’s Critical Minerals Grip; Ex-DEA Chief Reveals Sting on Chinese Drug Dealers
The United States, Australia, India, and Japan are racing to secure the rare minerals vital to producing everything from smartphones to advanced weapons. But what’s really at stake in the fight for control? China’s clampdown on rare earth mineral exports 
The FBI in 2020 blocked a probe into suspected Chinese interference into U.S. elections for fear of contradicting then-director Christopher Wray’s public testimony, newly released records show. The FBI internal emails, which Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman