China could starve American war machine

…….Most specifically, China has a monopoly on the supply of rare earths – valuable metals that are essential for the construction of military and aerospace technologies. America is dependent on these imports from China, especially for its sprawling military industrial complex. Given the US wants to reaffirm the hegemony of these companies over China’s markets – in particular, Boeing – it’s the ideal moment to squeeze the American firms….. …….Xi Jinping wants to negotiate with Biden, but he needs ammunition, and this is the perfect card to play. If the US military industrial complex wants to have access to China’s strategic resources, then naturally Washington must stop choking the supply of semiconductors to Huawei and blacklisting other Chinese companies….. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/508340-china-us-tech-military/