Why is the West so reliant on Chinese rare earth exports?
Rare earths elements are responsible for some of the most important materials involved in electric vehicle production, battery making, renewable energy systems and technology manufacturing.
President Joe Biden has said he wants to make rare earths an important domestic policy initiative and he signed an executive order to review gaps in the domestic supply chains for rare earths, medical devices, chips, and other key resources.
Luisa Moreno the President of the Defense Metals Corp. joins Veronica Dudo to discuss.
