A media delegation visits a dust-free workshop at the headquarters of Baotou Jiangxin Micro Motor Technology Co in Baotou, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on June 18. The media delegation consisted of journalists and reporters from the Inner Mongolian cities of Ordos, Bayannuur, and Wuhai. Baotou, China's leading supplier of rare earth materials, has long been committed to developing its rare earth industry, with the Baotou Rare Earth Hi-Tech Zone serving as the center of the industry. The city has hosted 10 sessions of the China Baotou Rare Earth Industry Forum since 2009, making it well-known throughout the industry. [Photo/Baotou Evening News]

Chi Jianyi (right), director of the Baotou Rare Earth Research and Development Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), introduces the R&D center to the media delegation on June 18. [Photo/Baotou Evening News]

The media delegation visits an exhibition hall at the Baotou Rare Earth Research and Development Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), June 18. [Photo/Baotou Daily]