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CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

That‘s their default, though. It’s not the first time they‘re acting up as an unreliable business partner. I mean they bought all those rare earth mines across the globe for a reason and it‘s not to just stick it to the USA. They‘re both bullies.

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anonApril2025@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Trump started it.

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- Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  China has been doing this for years.
  
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  - anonApril2025@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They’ve been completely cutting off these specific rare earth metals for years?
    
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    Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They’ve been buying up and hording rare earth metals for years to secure their own manufacture and as a form of soft power.
    
    From 2011:
    
    That’s because China now controls over 95% of the world’s supplies of rare earth metals, and has placed curbs on rare earth exports, creating a resource stranglehold. China slashed export quotas by 72% in the second half of last year, and imposed a further 35% cut in the first half of 2011 from the year-ago level. As a result prices for some rare earths have jumped more than 1,000%.
    
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Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

They’re both bullies.

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- roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Great analogy. China and the US are the Kaiju, and the rest of the world are the people living in the cities we fight in.
  
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toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
yup. it’s natural to see your foe’s foe as an ally. always be wary.

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