BEIJING: The United States did not include rare earth elements, metals used in magnets, radars and consumer electronics, from its final list of tariffs on US$200bil of Chinese goods, underscoring its reliance on China for the strategic minerals.
China is the world’s largest producer of rare earths and the biggest supplier to the United States, according the US Geological Survey.
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