<ul><li>US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning an executive order to allow the stockpiling of critical metals from the Pacific seabed, according to the Financial Times.</li><li>Trump has already invoked emergency powers to boost the ability of the US to produce critical minerals and make the country less reliant on foreign imports, especially from China.</li><li>There is a push to fast-track deep-sea mining applications under US law and the stockpile of metals, including rare earth minerals, is being considered as part of that effort.</li><li>China is the world's biggest supplier of rare earth minerals, accounting for almost 70% of the world's production.</li></ul>

Trump Plans Order to Enable Critical Metals Stockpiling: FT

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