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These can be mined elsewhere, for some reason nobody has been bothered.
Given most of what I've read about rare earth metal seems to suggest they nearly all are sourced from China. And given how important they are in modern electronics, I'm surprised this wasn't China's immediate response back when Trump started his trade war. Why did they not play this card straight away?
You tend to hold on to your trump card until it's necessary to play it.