> Not long after China restricted exports, other countries quickly began producing their own rare earths — or finding ways to reduce their reliance on the metal

> Not long after China restricted exports, other countries quickly began producing their own rare earths — or finding ways to reduce their reliance on the metals. As a result, China's control of the market is much diminished today. This reminds me of how Google Reader had near ubiquity in the RSS reader market, and as soon as they announced the shutdown 20 new RSS readers popped up.