US Could End China Dependency on Rare Earths Within 18 Months, Trump Says
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to meet with soldiers and servicemen at the USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2025. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo President Donald Trump has said that the United States would end its dependence on China for rare-earth minerals within 18 months