China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
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Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#2Perhaps this will become news when it actually happens
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#3This is bad for the whole world and reduces the efficiency of the global machine.
Now countries have to explore more expensive mines to make up for the demand which could have easily been avoided. It feels like someone is dialing back the productivity of the entire world.
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#4This is bad for the whole world and reduces the efficiency of the global machine. Now countries have to explore more expensive mines to make up for the demand which could have easily been avoided. It feels like someone is dialing back the productivity of the entire world.
Unfortunately the global machine only works well if the parts are working together for the greater good in the first place, which is not a given.
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#5Perhaps this will become news when it actually happens
Probably enough news to boost the stock of the Mountain Pass mine (1) though. And there's plenty of rare earths around. It wouldn't be all bad if they were mined in first-world countries that are willing and able to regulate in a way that forces cleaner production methods.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Pass_rare_earth_mine
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#6This is bad for the whole world and reduces the efficiency of the global machine. Now countries have to explore more expensive mines to make up for the demand which could have easily been avoided. It feels like someone is dialing back the productivity of the entire world.
The idea is /was to renegotiate and than go back to "free trade." Put your seat-belts on
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#7It might in fact decrease pollution. Western powers will have to open up local national mines (those rare earths aren't so rare as people think). With tougher regulations regarding environment. At a significant cost of course.
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#8This is bad for the whole world and reduces the efficiency of the global machine. Now countries have to explore more expensive mines to make up for the demand which could have easily been avoided. It feels like someone is dialing back the productivity of the entire world.
The idea is /was to renegotiate and than go back to "free trade." Put your seat-belts on
Nah, this is opiate laden, somewhat luddite Middle America lashing out at the world via proxy, conveniently skipping over the people who really screwed them over.
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#9This is bad for the whole world and reduces the efficiency of the global machine. Now countries have to explore more expensive mines to make up for the demand which could have easily been avoided. It feels like someone is dialing back the productivity of the entire world.
Or maybe the rest of the world will have to innovate around the solution and no longer need the rare earths.
Re: China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
#10Perhaps this will become news when it actually happens
Probably enough news to boost the stock of the Mountain Pass mine (1) though. And there's plenty of rare earths around. It wouldn't be all bad if they were mined in first-world countries that are willing and able to regulate in a way that forces cleaner production methods. (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Pass_rare_earth_mine
Mountain Pass is mostly owned by Shenghe Holding Co. anyway. What an interesting turn of events.