Foreign media reported that on September 27 local time, Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir presented U.S. President Trump with samples of rare earth minerals when he visited the White House. The Trump administration is considering investing in Pakistan's mineral industry - the country is said to have mineral and gold resources worth $8 trillion.
In recent years, Pakistan has continuously strengthened its relations with the United States: not only did it nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, but also planned to cooperate in developing oil; this is to respond to the previous American favoritism toward India, and at the same time take advantage of the current cooling of US-India relations to increase its own leverage, while seeking a balance between China and the United States.
Although China and Pakistan have long been "close friends", this act of presenting rare earth samples once again confirms the saying "There are no permanent enemies between countries, only permanent interests". China holds an absolute advantage in the rare earth field, and it is necessary to be vigilant about such moves, which may bring potential loopholes, avoid the loss of core resource advantages due to excessive trust in "friendly countries", and prevent irreparable losses.
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