Steve Daines Urges Continued China Engagement as Rare Earth Dispute Persists

Highlights

• Senator Steve Daines advocates continued U.S.-China engagement despite ongoing rare earth export control disputes
• China's export-control regime remains active, causing months of zero yttrium shipments to the U.S. in 2026
• Diplomacy can relieve shortages temporarily, but only diversified supply chains eliminate the chokepoint
• The U.S. faces a two-clock problem: diplomatic timelines in weeks versus industrial build-out timelines in years