Zha Daojiong

THE WRITER IS A VISITING SENIOR FELLOW WITH ISEAS – YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE. HE IS ALSO PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY AT THE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, PEKING UNIVERSITY.

Rare-earth magnets at a manufacturing facility. South-east Asia can use the competition over such elements to diversify partnerships and move up the value chain.

S-E Asia has room to manoeuvre in the US-China critical minerals race

2026-09-29T03:34:10.000Z