'Dependence on China for rare earths calls for a united front, which Trump has weakened'
Tomas Kauer - - News Moderator 
By unveiling restrictions on the use of these minerals essential to industry, Xi Jinping demonstrates that he has the means to dictate terms to the rest of the world. Europeans must do everything possible to secure their supplies of these components, writes Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.
