Curbing China's critical mineral dominance will top the agenda at a G7 energy ministers meeting in Canada on Thursday, as industrialized democracies seek more reliable access to the resources that power future technologies.

The Group of Seven, including US President Donald Trump's administration, has sounded the alarm over China's stranglehold on the supply of minerals used in everything from solar panels to precision missiles.

Trump announced a rare earths deal with China after meeting the country's leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, clarifying that the agreement stood for a year and would be re-negotiated annually.

At a summit in western Canada in June, G7 leaders launched a "Critical Minerals Action Plan," which calls for diversified supply chains to advance "shared nation

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