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patphil

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4. the Chinese government doesn't have to worry about being voted out of office

Reply to ansible (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 02:35 AM

May 2019

they can make unpopular decisions that harm their people as a means of fighting an economic war.
Besides, they manufacture so many things we need and no longer make.
We can't win a trade war with China.
We would have to rebuild our manufacturing capabilities first, and that would take a decade or more.
China knows this.
And then there is the other possibility that they just tell us to f**k off and turn to other world markets to buy and sell with.
Rare earth minerals are just one thing they can use to fight this war.

We are so screwed.

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China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earth Metals in Trade War [View all] ansible May 2019 OP

This is what I was waiting for lapfog_1 May 2019 #1

And next.... Our Just Desserts! thewhollytoast May 2019 #2

I've thought so for awhile too. notdarkyet May 2019 #3

the Chinese government doesn't have to worry about being voted out of office patphil May 2019 #4

That would be true IF China and the US were the only countries FBaggins May 2019 #24

Where do rare earth metals come from? GusBob May 2019 #5

No, they come from China - that's the point muriel_volestrangler May 2019 #9

What is the US doing with Africa ? Cutting ties & calling countries there shitholes lunasun May 2019 #15

Yes!!!! McKim May 2019 #16

even I saw this coming KT2000 May 2019 #6

This is a big deal. Lochloosa May 2019 #7

Thanks republicans Achilleaze May 2019 #8

The next escalation of this everybody-loses-conflict is food wars GreydeeThos May 2019 #10

Yep. China is serving "the "best negotiator in the world" his ass on a platter. NCjack May 2019 #11

tRump no skill w powerful counter-parties. He's skilled at crushing $200K contractor jobs in NYC. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #13

People in thread confusing hard metals like chromium/vanadium fr Africa with rare earths fr China Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #12

Before the war, I had been reading about chinas rare earth metals... Maxheader May 2019 #14

That's a stupid headline amcgrath May 2019 #17

Yup. Him and his republican cronies Achilleaze May 2019 #21

I have not heard anything about Mountain Pass REM idahoblue May 2019 #18

they can keep their rare earth minerals, just don't mess with our scarytomcat May 2019 #19

Rare Earth Metals are not rare... TomVilmer May 2019 #20

Pentagon seeks funds to reduce U.S. reliance on China's rare earth metals Eugene May 2019 #22

China willing to meet reasonable rare earth demand from other countries Eugene May 2019 #23

And who's company is providing security for China's mineral search? backtoblue May 2019 #25