On 5/22/2019 at 6:18 PM, xylophone said:

Something to consider...............China accounts for over 95 percent of the world's production of rare earths. Therefore, having control of these elements puts China at a powerful position esp as they are used in electronics production/manufacture etc, and cutting off the supply to the USA for example would prove catastrophic.

 

Trump doesn't necessarily hold a trump hand here.

I still think China is all talk and no action, a true paper tiger. Looks like Australia is already stepping rare earth mining.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/china-gears-up-to-weaponize-rare-earths-dominance-in-trade-war

 

 

On 5/24/2019 at 9:28 AM, bristolboy said:

Yes. The efficiency of returns on Chinese investment has become dismal with the rise of Xi.

https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/china/04061801.html

China today looks like Thailand in 1997.

 

 

Except, they are much worse in terms of debt.

 

Edited May 29, 20197 yr by ExpatOilWorker

I agree with the last 2 but could only pick 1 so choose to bring China under control. It's only too bad we had to wait so long for a president with enough balls to do it. 

On 5/19/2019 at 12:56 PM, GalaxyMan said:

Don't like the choices. I am against retaliatory tariffs, but understand their need at times, like vis-a-vis the situation with China and the US. At the same time, I am for free trade, all things being equal, which is the real kicker, isn't it? I hate unfairness more than anything in life, which is stupid, as it's anything but a 'fair' universe.

Your opinion is so perfect I don't have to offer my own.

 

As for China's trade practices, this just in from Reuters. China had sued the WTO claiming it was a market economy to get relieve from retaliatory measures. They were loosing so badly they pulled the suit before a judgement could be rendered.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-wto-eu/china-pulls-wto-suit-over-claim-to-be-a-market-economy-idUSKCN1TI10A?il=0