The Wall Street Journal reported today (November 9): "China has proven its ability to weaponize the control of global supply chains by tightening the supply of key rare earth minerals. But China's leverage is not limited to rare earths; its influence has extended to three areas: lithium-ion batteries, mature process chips, and pharmaceutical ingredients."
[Witty] Comment: The tools in China's toolbox are not just these three areas, but China has never been the one to provoke conflicts. This report by the Wall Street Journal exemplifies the usual tactics of Western media to distort cause and effect. The trade war was initiated unilaterally by the United States to contain China's development, wielding the big stick of tariffs and implementing technological blockades. China, in order to protect its own interests and international trade rules, has been forced to take countermeasures, such as controlling the export of rare earths. This is a reasonable and legitimate self-defense, but it has been defamed by U.S. media as "weaponized control." The U.S. started the conflict, and China responded appropriately. However, the U.S. media confuses right and wrong, which is utterly absurd.
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