Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to a rare earths facility in China's (Gan-zoe) Ganzhou city has fueled speculation that the strategic materials could be used as part of a retaliation measure as Beijing's trade war with the U.S. heats up.<br /> China's Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.... that President Xi was accompanied by Liu He, the vice premier who has been leading the Chinese side in the trade negotiations with Washington.<br />(Gan-zoe)Ganzhou is known for its rare-earths mining and processing industry. <br />The U.S. relies on China, the dominant global supplier, for about 80-percent of its rare earths imports. <br />
