@IsabellaAn67 According to your logic, US is NOT China but will be part of China soon. BTW, nobody even recognized the fucking territory names you mentioned. None of them ever existed just your dirty West imagination and conspiracy.
@eigenrobot If your rotten country cannot deal with corruption, then don’t use the word purge because every single member of your Congress should be purged.
@KareemRifai If your rotten country cannot deal with corruption, then don’t use the word purge because every single member of your Congress should be purged.
@World_Affairs11 Americans enjoy playing Texas Hold'em, where the key skill lies in bluffing and deception. This is the essence of what Trump called "The Art of the Deal." Fears? LMAO
@jfwduffield Are you kidding me? What the hell do you think Britain is? Still living in the old imperial dream? China hasn't even settled the consequences of the Opium War you started, and you have the nerve to bring up Hong Kong?
Many Americans are still dreaming that the West can establish a rare earth supply chain in a short period of time, ok, let me give you a specific example, Gallium.
China produces 146 tons of Gallium annually, which is extracted from 20 million tons of alumina. If you want 146 tons of Gallium, you need to first build a factory to produce 20 million tons of alumina, which requires an investment of 150 billion.
Moreover, alumina usually needs to be made into aluminum before selling. For 20 million alumina, you need to build an electrolytic aluminum factory with a capacity of 7.5 million, which requires around investment of 200 billion.
Electrolytic aluminum factories require a large amount of electricity, with a production capacity of 7.5 million tons requiring approximately 100 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year, which requires an investment of around 100 billion.
These factories require around 50,000 skilled workers, which the United States simply does not have. In addition, the 7.5 million tons aluminuma needs a market to sell, which is already occupied by China. This means these huge investments are due to lose and lose continuously.
Is the United States making such a huge and constantly losing investment for just 146 tons of Gallium? To be honest, it is easier to surrender to China.