14 days ago · Beijing
China has dominated tungsten for decades. Can US cash in Central Asia loosen its grip?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Beijing. The first report grouped here was at 3 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC. The headline in use is “China has dominated tungsten for decades. Can US cash in Central Asia loosen its grip?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The race to loosen China’s grip on tungsten is moving to Kazakhstan, where United States-backed mining projects are attempting to compete in an industry where Chinese investment already has an operating foothold. Global tungsten prices have surged more than 200 per cent since May 2025, according to commodity and energy…
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China has dominated tungsten for decades. Can US cash in Central Asia loosen its grip?
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