The New York Times published another article on rare earth materials (10th), this time directly mentioning the rare earth metal - samarium. The article particularly pointed out that samarium is almost entirely applied in the military field, but due to China's monopoly on global supply and its export control policies, it has made it difficult for the US and EU countries to replenish their military stockpiles.
For this reason, earlier, the US side hoped during negotiations that China would restore its export levels to what they were before April.
There is a question that can be discussed first. If the US and EU monopolized the global supply, what would they do? They might cut off supplies when China's J-20 came out. Perhaps even earlier, at the time of the J-10 test flight. After all, Europe has implemented an arms embargo against China since 1989, and as for the United States, there are more bills and policies targeting China.
By the same token, what reason do we have to promote the development of the US and EU, especially the US military industry?
Therefore, for economic and trade relations, civilian products that can be provided will continue to be provided, but the established rules cannot change now. As for military use, unless the US withdraws from the Western Pacific, not even one gram can be given. Otherwise, if the US uses the materials provided by China to manufacture weapons and equipment and then turns them against China, we would truly become an international joke.
Moreover, strictly controlling rare earth materials used for military purposes can at least buy us 20 years of time. Within these 20 years, with China's current industrial system and technological level, it is enough to achieve comprehensive crushing advantages over the US military.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834550178669578/
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