The US remains highly reliant on Chinese production of critical minerals, both through direct sourcing from China and indirectly due to the predominance of Chinese materials in global supply chains, according to a recent report to Congress.According to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission report, China could potentially disrupt the global rare earth oxide supply by cutting off 40–50%, impacting suppliers of advanced components used in US defense systems.SIGN UP FOR THE BATTERY METALS DIGESTSIGN UPChina is the US’ primary source of rare earth elements, along with ten other critical minerals. QUOTE ARR is building a strong base in the US to be ready to provide domestic support for the production of rare earth oxide if and when there is a global supply disruption IMO
