https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/c696297a-1d4e-4984-8638-21a4c635e4ee In surveys of nations across the world, strong majorities share deeply negative views of the United States and Israel. China, on the other hand, is now preferred to the United States in most of the countries surveyed, even in what were previously strong allies. These massive shifts in public opinion are undermining attempts by Washington to sign trade deals with resource-rich countries, especially for rare-earth minerals that the Pentagon desperately needs to rebuild badly depleted missile and munitions stockpiles. Closing scene, Xi'an Resources and links: By the numbers: US missile capacity depleting fast https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-stockpiles-missiles/ US missile depletion from Houthi, Israel conflicts may shock you https://responsiblestatecraft.org/missile-depletion-us-navy/ US depleted its missiles in Ukraine, Israel. Now it wants more fast. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/missile-stockpiles/ Rare earth element reserves in Turkey: What is known and what remains unknown https://bianet.org/haber/rare-earth-element-reserves-in-turkey-what-is-known-and-what-remains-unknown-312426 US popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trump’s return https://www.politico.eu/article/usa-popularity-collapse-worldwide-trump-return/ Opinion of US has worsened in countries around world in last year, survey shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/opinion-of-us-has-worsened-in-countries-around-world-in-last-year-survey-shows U.S. Image Declines in Many Nations Amid Low Confidence in Trump https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/06/11/us-image-declines-in-many-nations-amid-low-confidence-in-trump/ America’s lust for rare earths rocks Southeast Asia: ‘it’s extremely concerning’ https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3331108/us-wants-southeast-asias-rare-earths-some-fear-dig-and-dump-redux Why China may be better placed than US in tussle for rare earths https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335297/why-china-may-be-better-placed-us-tussle-rare-earths Survey: What the World Thinks About Israel in 2025 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/survey-what-the-world-thinks-about-israel-in-2025/ Turkey unveils rare earth find, seeks partners amid China-US rivalry https://asia.nikkei.com/business/materials/turkey-unveils-rare-earth-find-seeks-partners-amid-china-us-rivalry Pentagon Eyes $3.5 Billion Restock Costs From Israel Operations https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/pentagon-eyes-3-5-billion-restock-costs-from-israel-operations No antimony from China means no artillery shells for NATO, Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwWur61HV-Q Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:41:58 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/c696297a-1d4e-4984-8638-21a4c635e4ee All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.