{"id":258520,"date":"2025-07-03T15:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-battle-for-rare-earths-how-much-power-does-china-hold-over-the-west-to-the-point\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:05:11","slug":"the-battle-for-rare-earths-how-much-power-does-china-hold-over-the-west-to-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-battle-for-rare-earths-how-much-power-does-china-hold-over-the-west-to-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"The battle for Rare Earths: How much power does China hold over the West? | To The Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fOofwBL99zI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The battle for Rare Earths: How much power does China hold over the West? | To The Point\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fOofwBL99zI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re called the \u201ccocaine of the high-tech industry\u201d \u2013 more valuable than gold or real estate, experts say , when referring to the 17 rare earth elements. At first glance, they\u2019re just unremarkable bits of metal, but they\u2019re so highly sought after that a silent war is already underway. China holds a near-monopoly on the mining and refining of these metals. Extracting rare earths is extremely dirty. Yet they\u2019re found in nearly all high-tech products, from smartphones to electric cars. This gives China enormous market power \u2013 which it has used strategically, most recently in its trade conflict with the U.S. Why have so many industrialized nations made themselves so vulnerable? And what can they do in response \u2013 especially now, as China\u2019s foreign minister tours Europe? Our question today: \u201cThe Battle for Rare Earths: How Much power does China hold Over the West?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our guests:<br \/>\nFelix Lee, from German broadsheet S\u00fcpddeutsche Zeitung \u2013 former China correspondent and economic journalist<br \/>\nTim Borgschulte, CFO of Noble BC GmbH, a company trading in rare earths<br \/>\nMareike Ohlberg, China expert at the German Marshall Fund<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 China decides how much rare earths it puts on the market<br \/>\n02:40 Security issue: 90 percent of all raw earths are coming from China<br \/>\n04:35 China is pricing out other countries<br \/>\n06:50 China is using rare earth in the trade war with the US<br \/>\n07:50 How long will stocks last?<br \/>\n09:00 Video: What exactly are rare earths?<br \/>\n10:50 China could use monopoly on rare earths in war scenarios<br \/>\n12:05 China used rare earths as \u201csuper weapon\u201d in negotiations with US<br \/>\n14:40 China is using rare earths supplies as a geopolitical weapon<br \/>\n16:30 Video: alternatives to rare earths<br \/>\n18:20 EU must regain skills of mining and refining rare earths<br \/>\n21:20 How can Europe invest in rare earths mining and production?<br \/>\n22:50 Recycling of rare earths is possible, but complicated<br \/>\n23:30 EU needs better industry policies; states have to take risks<\/p>\n<p>#RareEarth #China #ToThePoint<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re called the \u201ccocaine of the high-tech industry\u201d \u2013 more valuable than gold or real estate, experts say , when referring to the 17 rare earth elements. 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