Apple’s investment in the mining company MP Materials will also help the tech giant reduce its dependence on China for rare earth metals.

American companies in China are reporting record-low investment plans and declining confidence in profits this year. A survey by the U.S.

Sona Comstar has developed new motors using light rare earth elements like cerium, samarium and neodymium, while Ather Energy too is keen to move towards light rare earth magnets. Ola Electric says it

China's exports growth beat expectations in June as businesses continued to divert shipments to non-U.S. markets while shunning the U.S. despite a tariff reprieve.

In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end up in China.

While the area has traditionally been renowned for livestock, today the region embodies the stranglehold that China has over the supply of rare earth elements, as it is home to one of the world’s largest reserves of rare earth elements,

A diplomatic breakthrough with China is the only short-term fix for easing the shortage of rare-earth magnets, a top executive at one of the largest auto components maker said, as the exports curbs by the East Asian nation chokes the production of electric vehicles.