Posted on 12/04/2024 2:29:49 PM PST by nickcarraway
China has banned the export of several strategically important minerals to the U.S., in response to the latest round of American restrictions Chinese chip-making industry.
On Tuesday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry announced that it has banned the export of gallium, germanium, antimony and "superhard materials" to the U.S. The ban on the dual-use materials—those with civilian and military applications—comes alongside the implementation of "stricter end-user and end-use" reviews on graphite exports to the U.S.
The announcement follows Washington's decision to strengthen export restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and software tools, and to expand the list of Chinese companies subject to these controls.
China's rare earth metal restrictions also come only six weeks before the inauguration of Donald Trump, and concerns that his presidency will initiate a new period of trade warfare between the countries.
What are the critical minerals China has banned?
The three minerals included in the latest ban are the metals gallium and germanium, as well as the metalloid antimony.
China had previously imposed export controls on gallium and germanium in July 2023 to "safeguard national security," the AP reported following the Commerce Ministry's announcement.
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The use can mine these, and we used to process these. For 30 years, the easiest thing was to let China do it.
Environmentalists didn’t want the mines or factories around
Leftist-funded and government supported NGOs sued industries into oblivion
Insurance rates sky-rocketed
Government at all levels became unfriendly to mining and processing.
The US can ramp up it’s own Rare metals
Domestic mining is back on the menu, boys.
“Leftist-funded and government supported NGOs sued industries into oblivion”
Once Leftists figure out that they can no longer go around the world starting wars, given that we no longer have the minerals we need, they will be the BIGGEST SUPPORTERS of dig-baby-dig.
Storm clouds have been on the horizon for years.
Wait til the ban exports of pharmaceutical ingredients.
Leftists will NEVER support America. America stands in the way of there NWO dream.
No idea why the article talked about those metals.
The one that matters is neodynium.
Used to modify various electronic properties in silicon wafers.
Literally, the first step in producing microchips.
Let it come. It will only awaken the sleeping giant.
Well the leftists shut down the last lead smelter in the US a few years ago, and they have pretty much shut down all of the (primarily) Lead mines. Gallium, Germanium and Antimony mostly occur in lead and lead/zinc mines. We could produce pretty much all we need if the politicians and the environmentalists lawfare attorneys would let us.
I think one of them we didn’t even buy any last year.
Aren’t those the minerals vital to a smartphone, video game controller, TV, all remotes and laptops, plus systems used in all modern cars?
So take these away from the “environmentalists” and see how fast they panic and squawk.
Yet they ship the ingredients in abundance for making fentanyl to Mexico which ships the final product here.
The left is trying to atrophy the ability of the United States to be the manufacturing giant on the earth by getting us to cut off our own use of our natural resources, whether it be oil, coal, and natural gas, water, or metals and minerals.
If the left were ever to succeed in taking control of the continent, I'd bet they won't wait one second to begin exploiting those resources for their own global purposes. They just don't want US using those ores and minerals for OUR purposes, and they are using the radical environmentalists to do their bidding.
-PJ
Yep, help with startup costs and get mining here.
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