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/DDRaptors 1d ago

Wouldn’t see a mineral out of the ground there for two decades. Long after the Cheeto is dust. 

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u/KaiPRoberts 1d ago

I really hope he doesn't get turned to dust. I know a lot of people will want to relieve themselves on the holy ground in front of his tombstone.

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u/overcomebyfumes 1d ago

We need to mine Cheeto dust.

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u/DBoh5000 1d ago

Rare earth cheeto dust

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u/Martha_Fockers 1d ago

you think it would take companies 20 years to mine some of the most sought after commodity.

i give it 3-4 years tops.

it would be in the middle of greenland

aka whos entire population is less than my suburb