# China’s Halt of Critical Minerals

An episode of [The Truth of the Matter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/214886950), 15 Apr 2025, 20 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3207588137.mp3?updated=1744728551

CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran joins the podcast to discuss China’s halt of critical minerals to the United States. In addition to consumer products, the Pentagon and defense contractors are heavily reliant on magnets and rare earth minerals mined or processed in China. Baskaran discusses the impact of this decision and more.

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