Rare Earth Minerals: How China Is Weaponizing The World’s Supply Chains To Get Back At Trump Tariffs

While Donald Trump Trump’s tariffs jumped to 125 percent on Chinese goods, Beijing retaliated not just with words or reciprocal tariffs, but with something far more potent – rare earth elements. China imposed export restrictions on seven heavy and medium rare earths, some of which are critical to American defense systems. They’re also inside electric vehicles, smartphones, medical devices, and satellites. 00:00 WHEN SUPPLY CHAINS COLLIDE01:10 WHAT’S BEING BLOCKED?01:33 THE DELAY THAT COSTS THE WORLD01:53 MADE IN CHINA, STALLED EVERYWHERE 02:54 TRADE TO TACTICS 03:08 SQUEEZE POINTS AND STANDOFFS03:29 DECOUPLING IN REAL TIMEn18oc_world n18oc_crux