Rare earth elements, how they’re used and why China has a monopoly on them
The world depends on China in a multitude of ways (which I, personally, find a bit unsettling), but this angle is not often mentioned and it’s rather major.
If you own any sort of electronic device, the substances in it were probably mined in China. This is especially true for Japanese brands, apparently, as 100% of rare earth elements used in Japanese electronics come from China.
