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China’s critical minerals, metal tariffs, Dutch immigration and Spain’s ghost towns

2025/6/4
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Sharon Reich-Garson: 美国总统特朗普计划动用紧急权力来提高国内稀土矿产的产量,原因是由于中国限制稀土出口,这可能会对依赖这些矿产的汽车制造商造成影响。中国在关键矿产行业占据主导地位,并通过要求出口商获得中央政府的许可证来限制出口。汽车制造商警告说,短缺可能会导致生产停顿。因此,美国正在考虑采取行动以确保其稀土供应。 Lewis Jackson: 稀土并非真正稀有,它们在地壳中广泛存在,但中国控制着大部分的开采和加工过程。特别是稀土磁铁,它们是高性能磁铁,广泛应用于手机、汽车电机和F-35战斗机等产品中。中国控制着超过90%的稀土市场,因此,如果需要这些材料,几乎必须依赖中国。即使特朗普政府试图通过放宽法律要求来促进国内矿产生产,也不会立即见效,因为中国已经花费数十年建立了这种能力和技术。中国限制出口将直接影响供应,而新建矿山即使简化审批流程也需要很长时间,而且长期以来,美国的稀土生产在经济上并不划算。

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China's dominance in rare earth mineral processing and its recent export restrictions have sparked concerns about global supply chain disruptions. The US is exploring emergency powers to boost domestic production, but this is expected to be a lengthy process, highlighting the challenges of quickly replacing China's established expertise and infrastructure.
  • China controls over 90% of rare earth magnet processing.
  • US President Trump plans to use emergency powers to increase domestic rare earth mineral production.
  • Establishing new mines and processing facilities will be a long-term endeavor.

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Global automakers have joined their U.S. counterparts to warn about the impact of China's restrictions on critical minerals. The U.S. tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminum has doubled, as President Donald Trump ratchets up a global trade war. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders is gambling that his hardline immigration stance will propel him to power in a snap election. And how Madrid’s so-called "ghost towns" are being revitalized in an attempt to solve the Spanish capital’s housing crisis.

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