China Warns Supply Chains Risk Fragmentation as Partners Cut Rare Earth Dependence
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22
China Warns Supply Chains Risk Fragmentation as Partners Cut Rare Earth Dependence
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22
Summary
At the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said global supply chains face a growing risk of disconnection as protectionism and unilateral measures rise.
Ding tied that risk to trading partners' efforts to correct trade imbalances and reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths, framing those moves as threats to cross-border industrial links.
Hours earlier at the same expo, Ding had rejected Western claims of Chinese overcapacity and defended China as a builder and protector of global supply chains.
The warning underscores Beijing's pushback against export controls and diversification drives that are reshaping trade flows and supply-chain strategy worldwide.