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The battle for rare earths: How much power does China hold?

July 3, 2025

Cars, phones and fighter jets – nearly every high-tech product contains rare earths. And most of them come from China. How vulnerable does that make western industrial nations? Our guests: Felix Lee (SZ-Dossier), Tim Borgschulte (Noble BC GmbH), Mareike Ohlberg (GmfUS)

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To the Point 03.07.2025 l TOPOe Felix Lee
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Felix Lee,

from German broadsheet Süddeutsche Zeitung – former China correspondent and economic journalist 
 

 

To the Point 03.07.2025 l TOPOe Tim Borgschulte
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Tim Borgschulte,

CFO of Noble BC GmbH, a company trading in rare earths 
 

 

To the Point 03.07.2025 l TOPOe Mareike Ohlberg
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Mareike Ohlberg,

China expert at the German Marshall Fund 

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