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Trump’s Crackdown on China’s Control of Rare Earths
s the U.S.-China trade war persists, President Donald
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Trump continues to take steps to counter Chinese dominance in the rare earth minerals essential for technology. In response, Trump has
made agreements with allies to diversify supply sources and has threatened to impose economic sanctions on China. On Oct. 20, Trump signed a U.S.-
Australia rare earth deal aimed at boosting mining outside China and warned of 100% tariffs on Chinese products, among other measures, if China continues to restrict access to rare earths. Despite these efforts, the
communist country, which controls over 80% of the available rare earth minerals essential for their magnetic, luminescent, and catalytic properties, continues to hold a strategic advantage. Here’s why they matter: Chips (Semiconductors): Used in high-performance magnets for data storage and processing; neodymium enables eficient microchips in electronics and AI hardware.
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for MRI scans and as catalysts in drug synthesis, improving medical imaging and manufacturing eficiency. Other Vital Technologies:
Power electric vehicles (dysprosium in motors), wind turbines (permanent magnets for generators), and smartphones (lanthanum in batteries and screens). Military Weapons: Crucial
for precision-guided missiles (samarium-cobalt magnets), radar systems, lasers, and jet engines, ensuring superiority in defense technology.
During a White House meeting
with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Trump told reporters that if China continues to refuse to compromise, he won’t stop until America is no longer at a disadvantage in rare earth elements. “They threatened us with rare
earths, and I threatened them with tariffs, but I could also threaten them with many other things, like airplanes,” said Trump.
If Trump can successfully overcome the challenges ahead, he could secure a place in history alongside Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Reagan.
The ongoing conflict, which persisted under
Biden with billions in U.S. aid and no definitive resolution, continues to unfold. Trump, who promised to resolve it “in 24
hours” during his campaign, has expressed frus- tration in pursuing a diplomatic fix. At the same time, China remains Trump’s pri-
mary adversary, a focus he continues to tackle through economic strategies and efforts at stra- tegic decoupling. However, if Trump can successfully overcome
the challenges ahead, he could secure a place in history alongside Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Reagan as one of the most conse- quential foreign policy presidents in American history, while entrenching the Republican Party in America for generations to come. Said Shirley, “As Abraham Lincoln ushered
in a long era of Republican dominance, and as FDR ushered in long Democratic governance, it is clear that Trump is on the cusp of now usher- ing in a new era of Republican governance that I foresee lasting for the next generation or two.” Still, according to Shirley, the greatest benefit
shocking new report warns that America’s medical supply
chain is heavily dependent on China, jeopardizing public health and national security. An analysis, released by the U.S.
Pharmacopeia in its latest Medicine Supply Map report, shows that key starting materials (KSMs) for essential drugs are sourced from only a few countries, with China notably accounting for 41% of exports. These KSMs are precursors to
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active pharmaceutical ingredients, the chemical compounds in medications that deliver their therapeutic effects. The report emphasized that the communist Chinese now control the supply of nearly 680 medicines critical to United States citizens. At the same time, the United
States manufactures only four, raising concerns that a Chinese-led export ban could cause shortages for millions of Americans.
of the Trump doctrine won’t be for Republicans, but for helping to heal a fractured world. “We all talk about Reagan, and rightly so, he
won the Cold War, but Trump has stopped eight wars in 10 months,” said Shirley. “I believe the world is beginning to realize the fruitlessness of war — that more can be achieved through peace, prosperity, and profit than through destruction, and Donald J. Trump is the one moving that nee- dle forward.” Or, as Trump himself put it during a fiery
September press conference, “Nobody does deals like I do. We’re making the world safe again — my way.”
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