Inside the American Startups Trying to Break China's Mineral Chokehold

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FinBERT analysis of financial text showing neutral sentiment with 94.1% confidence.

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Neutral Confidence 94% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Low

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Claim Inside the American Startups Trying to Break China's Mineral Chokehold
AI inference Neutral · 94%
Generated 2026-04-12 12:03

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Original source

For over a decade, China has quietly built effectively a monopoly on the critical minerals that power everything from smartphones to fighter jets and the US is now racing to catch up. David Westin speaks with a New Hampshire startup called Phoenix Tailings, where CEO Nick Myers is trying to break China's chokehold on the supply chain. He also talks with author David Abraham, CFR's Heidi Crebo-Rediker, and former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about how the US fell so far behind, and whether innovation can help it leapfrog back into the game. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Original article published by Bloomberg on April 12, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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