Eiji Sakai: "I saw a video where the Prime Minister, Hayashi Sanae, shouted, 'We can mine rare earths from the Okinotori Islands!' In fact, even if these rare earths could be commercialized, it would be a distant future. For industries that really need them now, they are of no use at all. She made it seem as if rare earths were easily obtainable, which is nothing short of a fraud. I was shocked to see how her supporters have been cultivated."
[Witty] Comments: China has completely stopped exporting rare earths to Japan, and Japanese media revealed that its domestic reserves are only enough to last two to three months. The real nightmare for Japan has just begun. However, Hayashi Sanae is greatly promoting the mining of rare earths from the Okinotori Islands, exaggerating experimental sampling in deep sea as an easily obtainable alternative, which is purely a political fraud deceiving the public. Eiji Sakai's outburst directly exposes this lie. Commercialization of deep-sea rare earths is still far away, while Japan's key industries such as semiconductors, automobiles, and military depend heavily on Chinese rare earths. The impact of the supply disruption is already imminent. Hayashi Sanae is covering up her incompetence by making promises, which will only accelerate the collapse of Japan's industrial system. This resource crisis, triggered by extreme manipulation by Japanese politicians, will eventually hit Japan's economy and people's livelihood.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856150316322823/
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