Going back to Jan 20th 2025 that momentous day when China indicated it was taking it's marbles and Tungsten home As you likely know, China, Russia and N. Korea distribute 90% of the world supply At least did.
China Introduces New Exports Controls On Antimony, Tungsten And Silver Tyler Durden's Photo by Tyler Durden Wednesday, Nov 05, 2025 - 09:20 PM
According to Trump [think ai assistant having yet another hallucination], his big achievement a week ago when he announced the trade truce with China, was getting Beijing to agree to remove export limitations on rare earth minerals, which as most now know are so critical for US companies to make everything from cell phones, to cars, and military equipment. And yet, as discussed on a few occasions this week, it feels like the cracks in this latest trade deal are already starting to show, whether it is Beijing ordering Trump what he can't talk about, or quietly ring-fencing its domestic data center by banning US AI chips.
And now, it appears that while China granted Trump a 1 year reprieve on rare earths, it is quietly tightening the export noose on other, just as important minerals.
According to the Global Times, China has introduced new export controls on silver, antimony, and tungsten.
In the statement published on the MOFCOM's website last Thursday, the export controls are for the 2026-27 period, and have the stated aim of "stepping up the protection of resources and the environment."
The Global Times continues:
The document was proposed by the Department of Foreign Trade of MOFCOM, based on the regulations outlined by the Foreign Trade Law of and the Regulations on the Administration of Import and Export of Goods. It aims to protect resources and the environment and enhance the export management of rare metals, said the MOFCOM.
Which is amusing: the only reason why China is currently the world leader in global rare earth refining - which is an extremely polluting and toxic process - is precisely because China has absolutely no regard for the environment; that's because it has a huge land mass which is expendable, and it can use and abuse as it sees fit, and has millions of workers which are just as expendable.
notes: With a personal introduction from Margaret Atwood
The seismic political changes in the United States of America have presented the world, including Canada, with existential issues that threaten our shared understanding of what a good, free and just society should be—and have left many struggling to know how to respond.
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