Rapid Response: Critical-Mineral Licensing Must Be Transparent and Predictable

RAPID RESPONSE | September 5, 2026 | P5-EVT-2026-0904-03

Some Chinese rare-earth suppliers are pausing or delaying U.S. shipments and export-license delays affect multiple countries. The evidence does not show a blanket embargo. Free China calls for transparent licensing rules, timely decisions, published data and accelerated diversification, recycling and substitution so critical supply chains cannot be destabilized by opaque political risk.

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