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China banned supply of components to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon for arms supply to Taiwan during Chinese civil war 1946 to present

Establishing a tracking system to make sure all Chinese rare earth materials should not be sold to them is needed.
 
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If China ban rare metals to these two defence companies, that will be something. US cant produce weapons like F 35 without Chinese rare metals and it will take US years to find replacements. I like to see that ban to hit the Yankees where it hurts, they have been sactioning Chinese companies for a long time, time for payback.
 
If China ban rare metals to these two defence companies, that will be something. US cant produce weapons like F 35 without Chinese rare metals and it will take US years to find replacements. I like to see that ban to hit the Yankees where it hurts, they have been sactioning Chinese companies for a long time, time for payback.
If? That mean Chinese leadership have never thought of that option before. :eek:

So when will the CPC hire you as a consultant for their strategic planning? :lol:
 
If China ban rare metals to these two defence companies, that will be something. US cant produce weapons like F 35 without Chinese rare metals and it will take US years to find replacements. I like to see that ban to hit the Yankees where it hurts, they have been sactioning Chinese companies for a long time, time for payback.
Years to find replacements? Do you even know what rare earth minerals even are? Here's a hint, they're not actually rare.

China just sell for cheap, that doesn't mean they're the only reliable source. They can be easily replaced, just at a slightly higher cost.

Don't you think there is a very good reason why China hasn't banned the sale of REMs?
 
Years to find replacements? Do you even know what rare earth minerals even are? Here's a hint, they're not actually rare.

China just sell for cheap, that doesn't mean they're the only reliable source. They can be easily replaced, just at a slightly higher cost.

Don't you think there is a very good reason why China hasn't banned the sale of REMs?
Rare or not is not the point. Only China has the technologies to purify some of RE materials.
 
Years to find replacements? Do you even know what rare earth minerals even are? Here's a hint, they're not actually rare.

China just sell for cheap, that doesn't mean they're the only reliable source. They can be easily replaced, just at a slightly higher cost.

Don't you think there is a very good reason why China hasn't banned the sale of REMs?
Good luck finding replacements.
 
China did give the yanks fair warning. I remember seeing Xi Jinping visit rare earth processing site a few years ago. Even the unreliable entity list was initiated a few years ago. China took her sweet time to work out their implementation. All the while US thought China was bluffing and continued their unfriendly policy. Its going to be the same with Taiwan. China taking her sweet time to work out all the details. US thinks China is bluffing or afraid to act. Then BANG the reunification happens right on time as China had warned whether peacefully or thru armed conflict!
 
Years to find replacements? Do you even know what rare earth minerals even are? Here's a hint, they're not actually rare.

China just sell for cheap, that doesn't mean they're the only reliable source. They can be easily replaced, just at a slightly higher cost.

Don't you think there is a very good reason why China hasn't banned the sale of REMs?
They are not rare but they are complicated to refine and it takes years to build up the infrastructure to produce it at a large scale. Never mind the environmental impact it will cause as well. The US will be able to eventually find replacements but it will cause a massive supply crunch and a delay of years.
 
China did give the yanks fair warning. I remember seeing Xi Jinping visit rare earth processing site a few years ago. Even the unreliable entity list was initiated a few years ago. China took her sweet time to work out their implementation. All the while US thought China was bluffing and continued their unfriendly policy. Its going to be the same with Taiwan. China taking her sweet time to work out all the details. US thinks China is bluffing or afraid to act. Then BANG the reunification happens right on time as China had warned whether peacefully or thru armed conflict!
Xi has been throwing false, hoax threats. Meanwhile He Liu signed the modern uneven treaty in Chinese history. Maybe he was never serious trying unify Taiwan until he was slapped on the face again and again. Let's see how this 'another' threat turns out.
 
They are not rare but they are complicated to refine and it takes years to build up the infrastructure to produce it at a large scale. Never mind the environmental impact it will cause as well. The US will be able to eventually find replacements but it will cause a massive supply crunch and a delay of years.
we taught China how to, so it is much easier for us than you
 
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