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China Embargos Rare Earth Exports To Japan
Hugh Pickens writes "The NY Times reports that the Chinese government has placed a trade embargo on all exports to Japan of a crucial category of minerals used in products like hybrid cars, wind turbines and guided missiles. China mines 93 percent of the world's rare earth minerals, and more than 99 percent of the world's supply of some of the most prized rare earths, which sell for several hundred dollars a pound. The embargo comes after a dispute over Japan's detention of a Chinese fishing trawler captain whose ship collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels as he tried to fish in waters controlled by Japan but long claimed by China. The Chinese embargo is likely to have immediate repercussions in Washington. The House Committee on Science and Technology is scheduled to review a detailed bill to subsidize the revival of the American rare earths industry and the House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to review the American military dependence on Chinese rare earth elements."
China isn't worth nuking nor Asia worth wasting US resources on a problem ASIANS should solve themselves.
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How'd that work for Israel's PR when armed militants tried to run a blockade and attacked the Israelis that boarded the ship to stop them? It doesn't matter if they announce or not, if they sink a ship or shoot someone in self defense, the Israelis are condemned. Or are you asserting that Japan doing it is ok, but Israel doing it is wrong?
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The Israelis were condemned by the sort of people who always condemn Israel. And their action towards that ship seems to have stopped any other of Hama supporters from deciding they'd like to also become martyrs by provoking the Israelis.