Quad needs to break China’s rare earth hold on Myanmar

The Indo-Pacific’s quest for critical mineral security is colliding with an uncomfortable reality: the geography of heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) does not map neatly onto internationally recognized sovereignty. As the Quad — comprising the United States, India, Japan and Australia — accelerates its strategy to de-risk supply chains from China, northern Myanmar has emerged […] The post Quad needs to break China’s rare earth hold on Myanmar appeared first on Asia Times.