Li Qiang’s Ganzhou Signal: China Reinforces Rare Earth Leverage as US Builds Critical Minerals Bloc
Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Ganzhou highlights Beijing’s intent to consolidate its strategic advantage in heavy rare earths while accelerating innovation in frontier technologies such as AI. The move comes as the United States convenes a broad coalition to diversify critical mineral supply chains, pointing to deeper supply-chain bifurcation and higher policy risk for global manufacturers.