00:00Tokyo and Paris have agreed to deepen collaboration on key mineral supply chains.
00:07We signed a roadmap for critical minerals and materials,
00:10which will allow us to strengthen our partnership and diversify our capacity
00:14to partner with other countries and source our resources.
00:17Through innovation, we are also adopting common techniques for separating these rare earth elements.
00:24French President Emmanuel Macron met Japanese Prime Minister Takahichi Sanae in Tokyo.
00:30The agreement comes as many countries look to reduce their rare earth reliance on China,
00:35which currently dominates the market.
00:37China banned rare earth exports to several Japanese firms
00:40after Takahichi said last year that Japan could mobilize forces if China attacked Taiwan.
00:46As the press conference ended, there was also a moment of humor
00:51as both leaders struck a post from a popular anime series.
01:03Macron and Takahichi also discussed the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz
01:07and agreed to expand cooperation in areas like nuclear energy and defense.
01:12the Strait of Hormuz
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