China Threatens to ‘Weaponize’ Rare Earths in Trade War Escalation
The Global Times reported that an official had implied China could use its near monopoly of rare-earths in trade war.

The Global Times reported that an official had implied China could use its near monopoly of rare-earths in trade war.
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping continued his “Long March” propaganda tour on Monday by visiting a memorial to the beginning of that 4,000-mile retreat by the Red Army.
China is prepared to use its domination of raw materials used in virtually all high-tech manufacturing to gain leverage in the trade dispute.
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