Rare Earths, Rare Truths

Rare earths have become a key factor in the current China-US trade tensions.
Every time geopolitical tensions rise, some Western outlets like the BBC, return to the old storyline of how China is "bad".
In this investigation, we take a closer look at the BBC's report to find out how China's rare earth sector become the target of recurring Western media attacks. We use real data to present the rare truth of China's rare earth sector.
Rare earths are not "rare". What's rare is a country willing to mine them, minimize environmental impact, make cleaning efforts — but only to be smeared.