Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance Part 2: A walk down memory lane – MINING.COM – MINING.com

A walk down memory lane
Xu Guangxian, a U.S. educated chemist, developed Chinas first rare earth processing technology (circa 1972). Xu eventually helped successive Chinese leaders develop Chinas national rare earth policies, culminating in the equivalent of 5 Rare Earth National Laboratories and the restrictive export policies that force foreign intellectual property & manufacturing inside China.
Changes by the US Nuclear Regulatory commission (NRC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)….

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