US hosts countries for talks to weaken China's grip on critical mineralsA sample of bastnaesite ore, a mineral used in the rare earth industry to extract elements such as cerium, lanthanum, and neodymium, is displayed at the Geological Museum of China in Beijing, China, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Source: The Standard February 04, 2026 10:34 UTC