China's heavy rare earth tap stays closed for Japan in June - KELO-AM

China has maintained a complete export embargo on heavy rare earths—gallium, dysprosium, terbium, yttrium—to Japan since January 2025, with June data showing zero shipments across all controlled materials. The restriction, triggered by Japanese PM Takaichi's Taiwan comments in November 2024, is now affecting Japan's semiconductor and aerospace sectors and serves as Beijing's primary leverage in geopolitical negotiations.

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