This one ups the ante quite a bit in the Trade War with China. Given the dependency of the chip hardware on rare earths ans so many products now dependent on chips, an embargo on rare earth exports is nearly as crippling as an oil embargo was on Japan prior to WWII.. It should fairly rapidly demonstrate that Trump's belief the Chinese are more dependent on trade than tthe FSoA is slightly mistaken. Well, moronic is more accurate.
Only question is how long until he capitulates, then claims he planned it all along?
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3312968/crackdown-illegal-mines-china-tightens-critical-mineral-controls-amid-row-us
Crackdown on illegal mines as China tightens critical mineral controls amid row with US
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