China crushed America..!? China's critical mineral export ban..!?

A few months ago, the Chinese government banned the export of gallium, germanium, antimony, and other key minerals and metals used in high-tech industries to the united states with a plan to completely empty the high-tech manufacturing sector of the United States. The trump government, which initially did not pay much attention to this move of the Chinese government, blindly imposed tariffs on China. But the truth is that this decision of china has put the defense production, infrastructure development, and technological innovation sectors of the united states at risk.
In this situation, the trump government fully realized the extent to which the American economy would be affected by the reciprocal tariff imposition last week and came to its senses by withdrawing the tariff. It is in this situation that the trump administration has realized the extent to which this decision of china is affecting it. Following this, the Chinese government has also stopped the export of six rare earth metals and rare earth magnets since this week. Similarly, china has also put companies that buy these metals from china and export them to the united states and its allies on the banned list. This has also blocked the supply of important parts to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies, and military contractors in the United States.
 
In such a difficult situation, in an announcement issued by the US white house on april 15, donald trump signed an executive order to launch an investigation into the extent to which the united states relies on other countries for important minerals and their byproducts imported to the united states from foreign countries and which sectors need which metals the most. At the end of this investigation, a report will be released. It will explain in detail the risks facing the United States. Based on this, the US government is expected to take measures such as strengthening domestic production, reducing dependence on foreign suppliers, and improving US economic and national security. Rare earth minerals, other processed minerals, and their byproducts are used to make critical construction materials and jet engines, missile systems, advanced computing, radar systems, advanced optics, and secure communications equipment. China's export ban has severely affected key sectors in the United States.
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Sowmiya Sriram

17/04/2025 09:58 AM