Exports of rare earths now require special licenses, but Beijing has yet to fully establish a system for issuing them, the New York Times reported.
  • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    8 days ago

    So i guess you agree China shouldn’t have diplomatic power over such crucial materials.

    • freagle@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      6·
      8 days ago

      I think that, of all the governments on the planet, there’s no better government on the planet to have this particular power than the government of the PRC.

    • MarxMadness@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      5·
      8 days ago

      China has no more than what every other sovereign nation is entitled to: control over the resources in their territory.

      The only requirement for trading with them is to play nice, which the U.S. isn’t doing.