China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech - CleanTechnica
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In response to new Trump tariffs, China cut dysprosium, terbium, and tungsten exports—hitting U.S. EVs, wind, and military systems hard.
  • BunburyEnglish
    80•16 hours ago

    If China stops exporting these to the US that should influence the trade deficit in the way Trump is looking for, right? Isn’t that what this was supposed to do according to Trump? So he should be happy about this, right? Because it’ll bring the manufacturing of the minerals home? /s

    • ComtiefEnglish
      18•12 hours ago

      I mean… who knows what he wants, maybe he wants to crash the economy.

    • @andallthat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42•15 hours ago

      Haven’t you heard? China are already on the phone with Trump saying they are going to move the production of terbium to the US. Basically they’ll use these very big drills to mine Chinese minerals right from Wyoming.