When Scott Norton became president of the TexAmericas Center, he hoped the industrial park would attract employers that would bring much-needed jobs to North East Texas.

Little did he know the industrial center would sit atop one of the country’s largest and richest lithium deposits, known as the Smackover Formation, and would also become a key location for mineral production in Texas.

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In the struggle with China over critical-minerals supply chains, the United States and its partners should focus efforts across three fronts: commercial, technological and allied coordination. Action is needed in each to overcome advantages that China has built over decades.

As the US, Australia and their friends invest billions, create price floors and form diplomatic networks to diversify supply, China will respond with its own countermeasures to maintain its supply chain dominance.

A focus on the three fronts gets to the heart of the problem.

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