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Re:China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech by seanmcdirmid on Thursday April 06, 2023 @02:23AM (#35464864)
There are good reasons to diversify where we get things from whether we hate China or not. We aren’t allies, our goals are different and often in opposition, etc… China sees the USA the same way and is making moves accordingly, so why should the USA be dumber than China?
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Re:China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech by curiousgal on Thursday April 06, 2023 @02:42AM (#35464997)
Out of curiosity, what goals are those?
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Re:China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech by seanmcdirmid on Thursday April 06, 2023 @12:43PM (#35470968)
The normal. China wants reunification with Taiwan, America likes an quasi independent Taiwan as an ally. Japan, South Korea security is a big issue for America, but China has territorial issues with either. Stability in Southeast Asia, keeping the South China sea open.

Overall, none of it really matters while everyone is making money. But China enjoys its preferential status as a developing economy while America wants it to increasingly play by the rules of a developed economy.

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