China was refining rare earths without much concern for their own environment: they were basically ****ing in their backyard to provide the west with cheaper ra

China was refining rare earths without much concern for their own environment: they were basically ****ing in their backyard to provide the west with cheaper rare earths to work with. This of course is unsustainable, and should have been stopped earlier by either Chinese or western governments with some concern for the environment as well rewarding bad self-destructive behavior.