Sweden and Turkey announced large discoveries of rare earth minerals this month, potentially threatening China's dominance of the industry.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/79206

Rare earth minerals are used in numerous high-tech products, notably including “green energy” systems and electric vehicles (EV). Efforts by Western governments to forcibly transition their economies to wind turbines, solar power, and electric cars have dramatically increased the demand for these minerals and China is the dominant supplier.