CSIS Issues Commentary: Why the West Keeps Losing Critical Mineral Assets to China
June 03, 2026
June 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 2, 2026, by Gracelin Baskaran, director of the Critical Minerals Security Program:
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Why the West Keeps Losing Critical Mineral Assets to China
The contest for critical minerals is increasingly being won or lost long before a mine enters production. Around the world, ownership of strategically significant mineral deposits is changing hands, a . . .
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Why the West Keeps Losing Critical Mineral Assets to China
The contest for critical minerals is increasingly being won or lost long before a mine enters production. Around the world, ownership of strategically significant mineral deposits is changing hands, a . . .