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China in Crosshairs Amid Race to Ocean Floor

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By    |   Friday, 25 July 2025 07:38 AM EDT

China's advancements in mining rare earth minerals from the ocean floor coupled with its encroachments into sovereign waters has House Republicans seeking answers from the Pentagon.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called on the Department of Defense to provide those answers in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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China's advancements in mining rare earth minerals from the ocean floor coupled with its encroachments into sovereign waters has House Republicans seeking answers from the Pentagon.
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