ExpatOilWorker Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/22/2019 at 6:18 PM, xylophone said: Something to consider...............China accounts for over 95 percent of the world's production of rare earths. Therefore, having control of these elements puts China at a powerful position esp as they are used in electronics production/manufacture etc, and cutting off the supply to the USA for example would prove catastrophic. Trump doesn't necessarily hold a trump hand here. I still think China is all talk and no action, a true paper tiger. Looks like Australia is already stepping rare earth mining. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/china-gears-up-to-weaponize-rare-earths-dominance-in-trade-war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 9:28 AM, bristolboy said: Yes. The efficiency of returns on Chinese investment has become dismal with the rise of Xi. https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/china/04061801.html China today looks like Thailand in 1997. Except, they are much worse in terms of debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I agree with the last 2 but could only pick 1 so choose to bring China under control. It's only too bad we had to wait so long for a president with enough balls to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabas Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 5/19/2019 at 12:56 PM, GalaxyMan said: Don't like the choices. I am against retaliatory tariffs, but understand their need at times, like vis-a-vis the situation with China and the US. At the same time, I am for free trade, all things being equal, which is the real kicker, isn't it? I hate unfairness more than anything in life, which is stupid, as it's anything but a 'fair' universe. Your opinion is so perfect I don't have to offer my own. As for China's trade practices, this just in from Reuters. China had sued the WTO claiming it was a market economy to get relieve from retaliatory measures. They were loosing so badly they pulled the suit before a judgement could be rendered. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-wto-eu/china-pulls-wto-suit-over-claim-to-be-a-market-economy-idUSKCN1TI10A?il=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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