China’s Rare Earth Origin Story, Explained Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry. Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry. Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.  

China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years. Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years. Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.  

Israeli Ministers Set to Meet on Next Steps Toward Gaza Truce Members of the government are poised to decide whether to proceed with negotiations after Hamas said it had responded positively to the latest truce proposal. Members of the government are poised to decide whether to proceed with negotiations after Hamas said it had responded positively to the latest truce proposal. Members of the government are poised to decide whether to proceed with negotiations after Hamas said it had responded positively to the latest truce proposal.