Htun, Tinzar2023-05-152023-05-152023-05-01https://hdl.handle.net/11124/176887https://doi.org/10.25676/11124/176887Payne Institute student researcher Tinzar Htun writes about how today China is the biggest global supplier of rare earth elements (REEs), accounting for around 70 percent of global mine production (1.2 million tons) in 2022. More importantly, China holds the dominant role in the downstream process of REE, separating and processing. The partial shutdown of the Lynas facility in Malaysia will grant China near-exclusive control over the production and distribution of REEs in the global market.commentariesengCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.Text