超过十家美国公司正在探索马来西亚稀土行业的机会，华盛顿希望多元化关键矿产供应并降低对中国的依赖。
More than a dozen US companies are exploring opportunities in Malaysia’s rare earths industry, as Washington seeks to diversify supplies of critical minerals and reduce its reliance on China.
美国驻吉隆坡大使馆周三在一份声明中表示，这些公司正考虑与当地合作伙伴开展采矿项目，并可能投资加工设施，但未透露公司名称。
The companies are considering mining projects with local partners and potential investments in processing facilities, the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said in a statement Wednesday, without naming the firms.
此举正值美国加大力度确保稀土替代来源之际，稀土是用于电动汽车、风力涡轮机和防务系统磁体的关键部件。中国在稀土加工方面占主导，并利用全球对其供应的依赖作为杠杆，去年因美国总统唐纳德·特朗普征收关税而限制出口。
The interest comes as the US steps up efforts to secure alternative sources of rare earths, vital components of magnets that go into electric vehicles, wind turbines and defence systems. China dominates the processing of rare earths and has used the world’s dependence on its supplies as leverage, restricting exports in response to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump last year.
马来西亚正寻求外商投资和技术以发展其产业。美国大使馆周三在吉隆坡举办了一个论坛，召集政府官员、行业高管和投资者，探讨该领域的商业机会。
Malaysia is seeking foreign investment and technology to develop its industry. The US Embassy hosted a forum in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday that brought together government officials, industry executives and investors to explore commercial opportunities in the sector.
此次聚会紧随大约一年前特朗普与马来西亚总理安瓦尔·伊布拉欣签署的关键矿产协议，该协议旨在扩大投资并发展替代供应链。
The gathering follows a critical minerals agreement signed by Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about a year ago, aimed at expanding investment and developing alternative supply chains.
美国大使馆代办大卫·H·甘布尔 Jr. 在声明中说：“马来西亚已明确表示希望拥有技术和资本的可信赖伙伴，以建设世界级稀土产业。美国公司已准备好成为这些伙伴。”
“Malaysia has made clear it wants trusted partners with the technology and capital to build a world-class rare earths industry,” David H. Gamble Jr., the US Embassy’s chargé d’affaires, said in the statement. “American companies are ready to be those partners.”