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Everyone in the corporate press is framing China's rare earth controls as just another trade war escalation. They're missing the point entirely, probably on purpose. China is directly dismantling the US war machine's supply chain.

The US has been burning through its weapons stockpiles in proxy wars for years. Now, just as the Pentagon desperately needs to rebuild, China moves to restrict the very materials needed to make advanced weapons like F-35 jets, missiles, drones, you name it. China controls over 90% of the global supply for this stuff, and restricting output is a strategic move to defang the imperial core.

And the beautiful part is how they're doing it. They're using the US's own playbook of "national security" export controls, highlighting the blatant hypocrisy. They're not even doing a full ban, just forcing licenses that will block military use. So all the hand-wringing in Washington is pure theater. They're angry because their ability to produce weapons for future interventions in Venezuela or Iran is being critically hampered.

We're seeing a fundamental shift here. China insulated its own supply chains first, and is now using its economic sovereignty to challenge US military dominance at its weakest point. They're actively constraining the empire's capacity for violence. This is a win for global peace, and the panic in the imperial press proves it.

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[-] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago

Come on President Xi; The gringos Yearn for freedom!

[-] peeonyou@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Masterstroke, but I fully expect it will result in the US flailing with its remaining arsenal as a desperate attempt to hold onto power.

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 months ago

The problem the US has is that they're already bogged down in two major conflicts, and apparently they're planning to start another in Venezuela. I'm really not sure what the plan is to be honest.

[-] spudnik@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I keep thinking about the the timing of the August 1941 US oil embargo on Japan, as it relates to the recent/current trade hostility from the trump admin. These dipshits are going to paint themselves into a corner and feel that the path of least resistance is to start another war doomjak

[-] miz@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

from what I remember of recent posts the mission-capable rates on hardware are already pretty bad

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago
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