1. The Group of Seven (G7) nations have pledged to collaborate in diversifying and securing supply chains for critical minerals like rare earths.
2. Export controls on these minerals, which are used in various electronic devices, pose a threat to the global economy according to G7 finance ministers.
3. Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki emphasized that China's non-market policies affecting critical minerals should not impact human rights, the environment, or governance standards, and that Japan will lead efforts to expand the critical minerals market with a focus on upholding these standards.