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Jon Emont

ARTICLES BY JON EMONT

MP Materials operates a rare-earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif.

The cutthroat battle to become America’s rare-earth champion

4 min read . 29 Jun 2026

As the political climate in the U.S. becomes increasingly challenging for Chinese researchers, many are choosing to return to China for greater career freedom and opportunity.

China’s best and brightest tech talent is going back to China

8 min read . 14 May 2026

The U.S. is investing heavily to secure non-Chinese rare earths, as military demand rises and supply chains face disruptions from China.

The Pentagon needed rare earths—and found a supplier in Malaysia

4 min read . 27 Apr 2026

Local brands have grown in popularity in China at the expense of U.S. ones. Simon Hong/SCMP/Reuters

American brands used to be ‘sexy’ in China. No longer.

4 min read . 02 Apr 2026

Importers may not be able to escape a tariff but they can pay it on a smaller amount.

How US businesses are shaving billions off their tariff bills

3 min read . 01 Mar 2026

Japan’s auto industry stands to suffer the effects of Chinese rare-earth export restrictions. (AFP)

China deprives Japan of rare-earths supply, escalating dispute

3 min read . 08 Jan 2026

People visit a floral tribute outside the Bondi Pavilion following last Sunday's shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo)

Bondi Beach heroes show why everyday people run toward danger

5 min read . 19 Dec 2025

Chinese factories produced more than ever this year, despite U.S. tariffs. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News

China’s manufacturing is booming despite Trump’s tariffs

5 min read . 09 Dec 2025

China set up a new export-licensing regime earlier this year, choking off the supply of rare earths. Tingshu Wang/Reuters

Chinese rare-earth dealers find ways to dodge Beijing’s export restrictions

4 min read . 02 Dec 2025

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. (AP Photo) (AP)

The failed crusade to keep a rare-earths mine out of China’s hands

6 min read . 23 Nov 2025

China has been building its dominance in rare-earth minerals since the 1990s. Doug Kanter/Bloomberg News

China hatches plan to keep US military from getting its rare-earth magnets

2 min read . 11 Nov 2025

US President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)

US-China truce brings little peace for businesses caught in superpower standoff

5 min read . 30 Oct 2025

The Mountain Pass rare-earths mine, owned by MP Materials, America’s flagship rare-earth miner.

America’s hottest new investment: Rare-earth companies

4 min read . 27 Oct 2025

A laborer works at the site of a rare-earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo (REUTERS)

Four things to know about Beijing’s rare-earths bombshell

3 min read . 11 Oct 2025

Chinese negotiators have suggested that China would buy more U.S. soybeans as part of talks aimed at ending the trade war, (Getty Images via AFP)

The American farmers China is using as a trade-war bargaining chip

5 min read . 12 Sept 2025

On Wednesday, Trump said he would raise tariffs on India to 50%, as Washington and New Delhi scuffled over India’s continued imports of Russian oil. (Getty Images via AFP)

Why poor nations got hit with higher tariffs than rich ones

5 min read . 09 Aug 2025

Some companies now warn of looming production cuts if more minerals aren’t forthcoming. (Reuters)

China is choking supply of critical minerals to Western defence companies

7 min read . 04 Aug 2025

China has used its chokehold over 90% of the world’s rare-earth magnets to cut off access to Western companies.

America’s biggest rare-earth producer makes a play to end China’s dominance

10 min read . 15 Jul 2025

The rush to produce in Vietnam and other lower-tariff countries, far from wiping China off the map, keeps Chinese companies at the centre of the export trade. (Pexel)

Your next lawn chair is coming from Vietnam, but it’s still kind of Chinese

5 min read . 14 Jul 2025

Vietnam was one of the main beneficiaries of the reordering of global supply chains. Photo: Linh Pham/Bloomberg News

Vietnam trade deal takes aim at back door for Chinese goods

4 min read . 03 Jul 2025