中国为获得稀土行业主导地位付出了沉重代价，多年来，政府在很大程度上容许了严重的环境破坏。相比之下，工业化国家的监管更为严格，早在20世纪90年代就不再接受稀土生产造成的哪怕是有限的环境损害，导致中国以外的稀土矿和加工厂关闭。

20世纪40年代末，英国和美国的冶金学家研发出了一种技术含量相当低的方法来提高球墨铸铁的质量，这种材料广泛用于管道、汽车零件和其他产品。个中秘诀何在？在金属仍处于熔融状态时加入少量的稀土元素铈。这是稀土金属在工业上的早期应用之一。而且与大多数稀土金属 ...

China's export controls on certain rare earth-related items are not trade barriers targeting specific countries, but a responsible measure to uphold international non-proliferation obligations.

Responding to a question about European companies' concerns over China's rare earth export controls, Wang emphasized that it is a sovereign right and international responsibility for any country to ...

April 22, 2024 marks the 55th World Earth Day. This year's theme is "Planet vs. Plastics." Humans consume about 1 million plastic bottles every minute, and more than 5 trillion plastic bags are ...