Op-ed: With rare earth restrictions back on radar, it's time for U.S. market to get real about Chinese lawfare

In the ever-evolving long-term competition between the United States and China, it can be easy to lose sight of the quieter but more enduring risks that lie beneath the headlines.Case in point: China's new sweeping export controls on rare earth magnets and related technologies, tightening its grip on critical inputs for everything from EVs to fighter jets. Under the new rules, any magnet containing even trace amounts of Chinese-sourced rare earths — or made using Chinese methods — now requires Beijing's exp ...