The U.S. Company Breaking China’s Rare Earth Monopoly

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Think The Hunger Games: a world divided into extraction zones, where each district exists to mine, harvest, or manufacture something, but the benefits flow elsewhere. District 12, for instance, toils in coal mining, its people living in poverty, while the Capitol, filled with elites, luxuriates in excess.

Katniss Everdeen, the heroine from District 12, becomes the symbol of rebellion against this oppressive system. Control over raw materials means control over everything else. Controlling them meant mobility, trade, defense and even freedom.

That’s not just fiction anymore. In 2025, we’re watching a real-world version unfold. This time, the fight isn’t over coal or grain – it’s over uranium, cobalt, and rare earths.

These minerals don’t just power cars, technology and the military. They shape alliances, drive policy, and determine which countries get to lead or fall behind. The scramble for them is accelerating.