Get Ready: China's Rare Earth Restrictions and Trump's Critical Minerals Order

April 21, 2025--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Technically, China is not banning exports of seven of the 17 minerals categorized as rare earth elements (REEs). But as of April 4, the nation was requiring potential exporters to get special export licenses to send the seven minerals, as well as magnets, out of the country.