China’s rare earth export plunge caused by coronavirus, not Beijing agenda, industry group says

• An official at the China Rare Earth Industry Association says geopolitical factors were not behind a drop in China’s rare earth exports last month
• Beijing briefly used rare earths as a geopolitical weapon against Tokyo in 2010, in a territorial dispute over the East China Sea

Topic | China economy

Frank Tang

Published: 7:30pm, 18 Aug, 2020

https://www.scmp.com/print/economy/china-economy/article/3097847/chinas-rare-earth-export-plunge-caused-coronavirus-not