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bygreytree ( 7124971 ) writes:
"Beijing's export halt is notable because China has a stranglehold on global supplies of rare earths [...]"
Is this still correct ?
I thought we knew years ago that China was trying to shut us out of rare earths and would use them to blackmail us and we were preparing replacement sources?
What happened?
bygreytree ( 7124971 ) writes:
2013:
"Rare-earth mineral substitutes could defeat Chinese stranglehold"
https://archive.ph/61ILW
byErrol backfiring ( 1280012 ) writes:
I think the word here is could. Mining those minerals is not without environment risks and the Chinese are cheaper, if only because they mined them first. I don't think we wanted to defeat the Chinese stranglehold that much.
byAnonymous Coward writes:
That's why Trump wants to invade or force Greenland to be a part of USA so that Trump and friends can strip mine the whole island without caring about the environment and the people that live there
byMightyMartian ( 840721 ) writes:
Apart from the immorality and violations of International Law of annexing the territory of a sovereign state, I imagine actually extracting rare earths in Greenland is going to cost a helluva lot more than the price China can extract and sell rare earths for. The plan seems like the delusional rantings of a narcissist suffering mid-stage dementia....
Hmmm....
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byjacks smirking reven ( 909048 ) writes:
Art of the deal baby, don't negotiate for those Greenland minerals (do they even exist?) but just threaten war and piss off the other party. That's why we elected him, for those sweet deal making skills.
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