r/worldnews • u/Significant-Colour • 1d ago

China strikes back at Trump with 34 percent tariff — bans rare earth exports to the U.S.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-strikes-back-on-trump-tariffs-bans-rare-earth-exports-to-the-u-s
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u/MaybeTheDoctor 1d ago

So now Trump is force to go to war with Denmark over Greenland, or make a deal with Ukraine .... this cannot end well, because making a deal with Ukraine would be admitting he was wrong all along.

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u/Radiant-Bit-7722 1d ago

He will make a deal with Putin.

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u/RoyalBug 1d ago

Why would Putin accept? China and Russia are friends and this is a good way to back the US to a corner

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u/Radiant-Bit-7722 1d ago

Money, just money for his war and his pockets.

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u/lars03 1d ago

that deal was made before he got elected

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u/namtab00 1d ago

and we all know that Putin truly upholds the deals he makes!

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u/Oberon_Swanson 1d ago

Trump doesn't need to admit he was wrong to reverse course on something. He can just reverse course and say "wow did i say that before? i don't remember" and his fans will be like 'such a 4D chess head fake from Trump, can't believe anyone doubts this man"

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u/ultimateknackered 1d ago

'What idiot signed USMCA?'

  • Donald Trump

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u/civilitty 1d ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Pass_Rare_Earth_Mine

They’ll have to rush it through back into operation.

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u/MaybeTheDoctor 1d ago

That is a corner of California which has nothing at all going on, so creating a mining industry would be a great idea.

Driving I-40 and there is a 2 hours baren landscape where only Mad Max can live.

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u/zookytar 1d ago

With a military hampered by his appointed clowns in charge

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u/Worried_Blacksmith27 1d ago

Ukraine don't have much if any  rare earth reserves. They do have some deposits but if they are viable to recover is very much up for debate.

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u/Ayotha 1d ago

Nato country, enjoy starting WW3

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u/Welle26 1d ago

Those rare minerals in both areas aren’t developed yet and it takes years to build a industry around it. So both aren’t really short term solution. They probably have to ask russia or Australia now.

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u/ea_man 20h ago

The Ukraine - USA contract will never be allowed under Europe laws.