US Lawmaker Proposes Airline Sanctions to Pressure Beijing on Rare Earths

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) has called on President Donald Trump to suspend China’s commercial aviation landing rights and cut off its access to U.S. aircraft unless Beijing puts an end to its curbs on rare earths and magnets.

Moolenaar, chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, wrote to Trump in a letter dated Sept. 18 expressing concern over Beijing’s control of critical material exports and urged coordinated action with U.S. allies, starting with the G7 and extending to coalitions like the Quad and NATO.