"Competition between the United States and China to secure critical minerals is intensifying. China dominates in the mining and processing of graphite, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. US efforts to curtail China’s dominance are rising, and concerted efforts to push back against China’s dominance in rare earth elements (REEs) is especially strong, given their role in energy transition and defense weapon systems."

Read more in the latest report from Taiwan Scholar Ling-Tuan Linda Liu.