Europe has rare earths but, for now, it's at China's mercy like everyone else

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Like the U.S., Europe is also feeling the pressure to keep China sweet in order to maintain supplies of rare earth elements, which are vital for its strategic industries in the region such as auto production, green energy and defense.
48% : Those controls were suspended for a year as a result of a trade truce reached in October between China and the U.S. reached but major rare earth importers such as the U.S. and EU, which imports around 70% of rare earth supplies -- and almost all of its rare earth magnets -- from China, are all too aware of its vulnerabilities to geopolitical disruptions.

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