https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/6073a3dc-e86e-4059-8e43-9ff8a67efcd1 China's factory sectors require massive volumes of Rare Earth materials and magnets to fuel their domestic needs. Some industry insiders now insist that Chinese demand has caught up to supply, and export restrictions are necessary to keep domestic industries well supplied. There are obvious national security issues involved, if Chinese officials allow the export of materials that eventually end up in foreign weapons systems. But it also represents a huge opportunity cost to Chinese factories and households, if those minerals and magnets are sent elsewhere. Low-cost vehicles, electricity, and consumer products in China's domestic economy also are dependent on the same inputs as Pentagon weapons makers and foreign factories. Closing scene, Tongren, Guizhou Resources and links: NATO focuses on rare earths for defense https://defence-blog.com/nato-focuses-on-rare-earths-for-defense/ How rare earths could make or break the EU's defence ambitions https://www.euractiv.com/news/how-rare-earths-could-make-or-break-the-eus-defence-ambitions/ CHART: China’s global electric car dominance https://www.adamasintel.com/charts-china-global-electric-car-dominance/ S&P Global, 中国将继续引领海上风电装机增长 https://www.spglobal.com/ratings/documents/archive/zh/pdf/2024-8-29-power-sector-update-china-will-keep-its-lead-in-global-offshore-wind-additions.pdf China’s solar and onshore wind capacity reaches new heights, while offshore wind shows promise https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/chinas-solar-and-onshore-wind-capacity-reaches-new-heights-while-offshore-wind-shows-promise/ What the 2021 China Wind Power Boom Means for the World https://energytracker.asia/what-the-2021-china-wind-power-boom-means-for-the-world/ Visualizing How Rare Earths Power U.S. Defense https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-how-rare-earths-power-u-s-defense/ Panic in global metals markets as China rare earth export bans close brokerage hubs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m93jV4h692w US price tag for China's gallium export ban: $602 billion and new monopolies for Huawei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp4DNpJjHSs Statista, China's Monopoly on Critical Minerals https://www.statista.com/chart/35398/china-dominant-share-in-global-mining-production-of-critical-minerals/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:14:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/6073a3dc-e86e-4059-8e43-9ff8a67efcd1 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.