# What will it take to dismantle Beijing’s global grip on critical raw materials?

https://mins.news/en/video/74799

- DW News, 2026-09-26 01:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sLEiHwgAh8

> China’s dominance of rare earths was a major issue during Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s talks in Washington this week. Beijing’s export controls on critical minerals give it powerful leverage in trade negotiations with the US and allow it to exert substantial influence over the global economy. Economic policy analyst Joris Teer discusses what it would take to break that supply-chain advantage.

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