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US-led rare earths pact satisfies South Korea’s ‘definite need’ to cut China dependency

By Kim Bo-eun South Korea joined the US-led Minerals Security Partnership earlier this month alongside the likes of Germany, France, Britain, Australia and Japan in a move designed to reduce its dependency on China for key resources, including rare earths. Source: US-led rare earths pact satisfies South Korea’s ‘definite need’ to cut China dependency