Chinese Media Double Down on Threats to Weaponize Rare Earths
Chinese state media warn the U.S. not to underestimate the willingness of China to hit back against attempts to “curb” Huawei.

Chinese state media warn the U.S. not to underestimate the willingness of China to hit back against attempts to “curb” Huawei.

The Global Times reported that an official had implied China could use its near monopoly of rare-earths in trade war.

Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping continued his “Long March” propaganda tour on Monday by visiting a memorial to the beginning of that 4,000-mile retreat by the Red Army.

China is prepared to use its domination of raw materials used in virtually all high-tech manufacturing to gain leverage in the trade dispute.

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