The early bird gets the dysprosium.
Imagine running a marathon barefoot because you forgot to buy shoes, then blaming the race organizer. That’s been roughly the US approach to rare earths: declare an economic war on China, then notice China makes all the ammo.
President Trump now insists he’ll strike a “great deal” with the “highly respected President Xi.” The tough-talk tweets are out; the sweet-talk stage is in. His 100% tariff threat for November 1 remains nominally alive, but no one buys it…
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