https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/bbb94888-6789-4db0-882f-4143cb40692f Professional gangs are targeting key infrastructure in American cities, stealing copper and metals from street lights, telecommunications systems, bridges, and even statues and cemeteries. Copper is in critically short supply, and new tariffs are pushing prices in US markets to record highs. But China is the world's top consumer of copper, and prices are up only slightly on the year. China has strongly diversified its supply chain of metals from resource-rich producers in South America, Africa, and elsewhere in Asia. Over the past decade, Chinese firms have invested hundreds of billions of dollars to secure reliable sources of raw materials, and build comprehensive logistics systems. As a result, Chinese markets are well supplied. Closing scene, Yangshuo, Guangxi China builds $3.5 billion mega-port in Peru; US responds offering 40-year-old trains https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/11/21/china-builds-port-peru-us-old-trains/ Chancay port opens as China’s gateway to South America https://www.aiddata.org/blog/chancay-port-opens-as-chinas-gateway-to-south-america Bloomberg, Trump’s 50% Copper Import Tariff Said to Cover Refined Metal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/trump-s-50-copper-import-tariff-said-to-include-refined-metal Visualizing Copper Production by Country in 2023 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-copper-production-by-country-in-2023/ Copper Tariffs Are the New Steel Tariffs https://www.cato.org/blog/copper-tariffs-are-new-steel-tariffs The spectacular folly of Donald Trump’s copper tariffs https://www.economist.com/business/2025/07/17/the-spectacular-folly-of-donald-trumps-copper-tariffs New Map of the Belt and Road Initiative https://www.clingendael.org/publication/new-map-belt-and-road-initiative US manufacturing industry speaks out: The copper tariff policy must be clarified as soon as possible! https://news.metal.com/newscontent/103426197/us-manufacturing-industry-speaks-out-the-copper-tariff-policy-must-be-clarified-as-soon-as-possible/ Copper prices have surged to record highs — and they could jump higher. Here’s why https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/investing/copper-prices-us-market-tariffs New York Times, Metal Thieves Are Stripping America’s Cities https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/us/copper-theft-heavy-metal.html Copper price: Chinese smelters ramp up exports, potentially squeezing home market too https://www.mining.com/copper-price-chinese-smelters-ramp-up-exports-potentially-squeezing-home-market-too/ Five Things to Watch in Commodities as China Targets Overcapacity https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/five-pointers-for-commodities-as-china-targets-overcapacity China’s copper boom under threat as miners test bargaining power https://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-copper-boom-under-threat-as-miners-test-bargaining-power-2025-06-09 https://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?p=d&t=HG China Copper Spot Price https://www.sunsirs.com/uk/prodetail-524.html Chasing copper and cobalt: China’s mining operations in Peru and the DRC https://www.aiddata.org/blog/chasing-copper-and-cobalt-chinas-mining-operations-in-peru-and-the-drc Congo emerges as China’s strategic copper supplier https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/congo-emerges-chinas-strategic-copper-supplier-andy-home-2025-02-17/ $165 Million Chinese Smelter to Deepen China's Grip on DRC’s Copper https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-industry/0807-47614-165-million-chinese-smelter-to-deepen-chinas-grip-on-drc-s-copper Las Bambas Copper Mine: Chinese Financing for Transition Minerals https://www.aiddata.org/publications/las-bambas-copper-mine-chinese-financing-for-transition-minerals China's MMG to invest $2 billion in Peru's Las Bambas copper mine https://www.yieh.com/en/News/chinas-mmg-to-invest-2-billion-in-perus-las-bambas-copper-mine/136749 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:37:33 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/bbb94888-6789-4db0-882f-4143cb40692f All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.