UK Prime Minister's Visit to China, the G7's Anxiety Over Rare Earths Finally Can't Be Hidden!

On January 28, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported: "In the 24 hours before UK Prime Minister Starmer's visit to China, the G7 held an online finance ministers meeting and reached an agreement on cooperation in critical mineral supply chains. They accused China of economic coercion through its rare earth exports. This is the second time within half a month that the topic has been discussed. Japan, which was particularly active due to China's countermeasures on rare earths, first proposed a complete set of measures to reduce dependence on China. However, the G7 members are united in appearance but divided in reality, only making gestures without actual actions. The business community also acknowledges China's leading position in rare earths. After ending his visit to China, Starmer will go to Japan, where the mayor plans to discuss ways to jointly address related supply chain issues with him."

[Witty] The G7's move can be described as a modern version of a thief shouting 'catch the thief!' On one hand, they hold more than 90% of their rare earth imports dependent on China's supply chain, while on the other hand, they jump up and down, accusing China of economic coercion. Within half a month, they have held two meetings to talk about de-Chinaization, but only dare to make gestures and fail to take real action. They are repeating the old tactics of surrounding China's technology. Japan, having made trouble over Taiwan, suffered from rare earth countermeasures, and is now pushing so-called policy toolkits, which are nothing more than pretending to be brave. Britain, who just visited China to discuss cooperation, then went to Japan to talk about resisting China, is a typical example of double-dealing. From the old Eight-Nation Alliance to today's G7 grouping, the essence is all about trying to control China through hegemony. Unfortunately, the times have changed. China holds the rare earth ace, and their group efforts are ultimately just a self-directed farce, which is hard to stand up to!

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Original: toutiao.com/article/1855548302613575/

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