"Not only rare earths, China has three more moves that can choke the US"

China has repeatedly emphasized that rare earth-related items have dual-use properties for military and civil use, and it is a common international practice to implement export controls on them in accordance with the law. However, the US continues to resurrect the narrative of "weaponizing" rare earth supply and exaggerates this so-called "threat" into more areas.

The U.S. media, the "Wall Street Journal", reported on April 4th, took the opportunity to hype up the issue, claiming that China, through decades of industrial policy layout, has built a dominant position in the supply chain. By controlling the flow of key rare earth minerals, it forced President Trump to actively seek negotiations and reach a "truce" agreement.

The article further warns alarmingly, claiming that China's "methods" go far beyond key minerals, and it also has an absolute control position in three fields: lithium-ion batteries, mature process chips, and pharmaceutical raw materials, which are sufficient to "choke" the US (chokehold).

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848005725144265/

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