Minerals essential for microelectronics and batteries underpin today’s most critical technologies.
Over the past decade, China has taken significant action to assert, and in some cases achieve, dominance in the global trade of these essential resources. Use the interactive data visualization below to explore value flows, export trends, and historical flashpoints for some of these critical minerals.
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