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Digitimes September 17, 2026 By Scarlett Yu negative

Column: China tightens rare earth controls, exposing hidden vulnerabilities in Taiwan's supply chain

AI / LLMSupply ChainRegulationEdge AI
China's rare earth export controls are changing the rules governing global critical mineral supply chains. For Taiwan, the real concern is not that China could suddenly halt all exports one day, but that export licensing, end-use reviews, price volatility, longer lead times, and "hidden dependencies" embedded in intermediate materials and components could gradually raise the cost and uncertainty of maintaining normal production.
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