China’s move, however, put the rest of the world on alert. Many countries are now planning to develop their own or alternative sources of rare-earth elements, and to accelerate efforts to develop technologies that are free of them.
然而中国这番举动也令世界各国纷纷提高了警惕。许多国家正开始计划开发国内稀土资源或寻找相关替代资源，并进一步加快科技研究，摆脱稀土依赖。