China rare earths

China’s Rare Earths Strategy: How China’s Subtle Supply Chain Tactics Keep Global Industries Hooked

China continues to dominate the global rare earths supply chain, leveraging its influence not through overt export bans but via a more subtle system of licensing delays, quota management, and administrative control. While partner economies have learned much since the...
Australia–Indonesia

Australia-Indonesia Economic Partnership Emerges as Key to Strengthening Indo-Pacific Supply Chain Resilience Amid US–China Rivalry

With the intensifying great power rivalry, middle powers like Indonesia and Australia are increasingly asking a critical question: can economic cooperation provide a hedge against growing strategic vulnerability? This concern shaped the discussions during the Indonesia–Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held...