The export halt applies to all countries, but access to elements like dysprosium and yttrium are critical to US industry — ...

On the heels of massive US tariffs, China’s recent export curbs on 7 rare earth elements expose a key US vulnerability: ...

China’s dominance of the rare earths supply chain has emerged as a potent tool in its renewed trade war with the United States. The minerals are used to power everything from iPhones to fighter jets.

Exports of rare earths now require special licenses, but Beijing has yet to fully establish a system for issuing them, the New York Times reported.