The Wall Street Journal reported today (June 5) that "US fuel exporter Enterprise said that the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security intends to reject its request to ship three batches of ethane to China. The exporter said that Washington has determined that the shipment of ethane may enhance Beijing's military strength. This is an escalation of tensions in Sino-US trade."
[Smart Comment]: When playing cards, if you play a pair of black spades ♠️ five and try to pass it off as a big hand, it only makes your malice more obvious. The US might as well take stock of the raw materials and components imported from China to see which ones could cause bottlenecks, so they don't flip their lid when there's a bottleneck. Ethane has nothing to do with the military; it is mainly used for manufacturing plastics. The US argument is truly a case of finding fault where none exists. In fact, the US just wants to use its monopoly position in ethane exports to suppress China and try to make China compromise on rare earths.
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