LilMikeSF<p>In wake of <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> tawdry <a href="https://c.im/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> tantrums: <a href="https://c.im/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> has stopped ALL exports of it's key <a href="https://c.im/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> minerals vital to much <a href="https://c.im/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> device <a href="https://c.im/tags/manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manufacturing</span></a>. Minerals banned for international <a href="https://c.im/tags/export" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>export</span></a> include key components of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Semiconductors</span></a> for computer systems, fiber optics, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> panels, <a href="https://c.im/tags/FlameRetardants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlameRetardants</span></a>, Tracer round <a href="https://c.im/tags/ammunition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ammunition</span></a> etc. Affected supply chains include those for electric cars, jet engines, lasers and even some automotive <a href="https://c.im/tags/headlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headlights</span></a> and newer spark plugs. </p><p>China’s Ministry of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commerce</span></a> has barred Chinese companies from having any dealings with an ever-lengthening list of <a href="https://c.im/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> corps, particularly <a href="https://c.im/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> contractors. While <a href="https://c.im/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> represent a tiny share of economic activity in China, the holdout of exports deeply impacts the <a href="https://c.im/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> and elsewhere. "<a href="https://c.im/tags/Drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drones</span></a> and robotics are widely considered the future of warfare, and based on everything we are seeing, the critical inputs for our future supply chain are shut down,” said one industry CEO.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SharedLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SharedLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NYTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYTimes</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/business/china-rare-earths-exports.html?unlocked_article_code=1._U4.qAf3.yMmUPpTuOpSL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/13/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/china-rare-earths-exports.html?unlocked_article_code=1._U4.qAf3.yMmUPpTuOpSL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>