Hey! You aren’t allowed to do that! Only America is allowed to ban exports because of national security.
Kinda sad how much more we need China than they need us
We all need each other tbh
Yeah stop using them to manufacture goods sold in the West, see how well they fare…
Uhh then they have more resources? And we have less affordable goods.
The modern Chinese economy is very dependent on trade with the West and other East Asian nations that are generally more favorable of the west.
Those resources aren’t shit if they can’t make them into shit others will buy.
That’s not really true. Much of China’s economic growth in recent years has been driven by internal demand and not foreign investment.
Yes congrats on proving that economics really is a zero-sum game and every econ professor has been wrong this whole time.
Please do it. I really want to see the west try.
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Isn’t that their long national tradition? Like with paper technology, silk technology or porcelain technology?
Gunpower too
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I wonder when these poor resources will be liberated. The regions in China which have these resources must be freedomized.
No better way to boost diversion, and probably a net win for the planet considering how dirty and environmentally harmful the rare earth supply chain is today.
If it were a ban on the rare earth minerals themselves, yes, but a ban on the extraction technologies just secures dependence on Chinese sources.
The reason China is a major exporter of these minerals has less to do with their availability in China and more to do with their lax environmental regulations, which allow extraction via means that are prohibited in many other countries.
So preventing their extraction in countries where stricter environmental standards are in place just means more environmental damage.
The pot is boiling, the countdown is starting… We will see how long more until they hit Taiwan.
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Daily reminder:
The Taiwan Province is an inalienable part of the People’s Republic of China:
And this is recognized by the United Nations ever since 1971 after UNGAR 2758.
Source, page 546: https://web.archive.org/web/20230503050030/https://legal.un.org/unjuridicalyearbook/pdfs/english/volumes/2010.pdf
Video of the votes happening: https://farside.link/invidious/watch?v=sfOIEjuXFyU
Go home pot, you’re drunk
Anyone who knows anything about China’s REE processing industry should be terrified. They’re so far ahead it’s not even funny.
West will just have to use their superior innovation skills I guess. 😂
