Response to Dragon's PostInteresting, reason why DOD did not react back in 2010
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It is surprising that a Bloomberg commodities analyst would be so off base. LOL, he compares China/rare earths/embargo to today! It isn't, this is 2019! And this is a totally different context for an REE embargo. 2010 is years before the beginning of the rein of Emperor Xi. He now is a virtual dictator and is worshiped by his people as a cult hero. He is ultra-communist and ultra-nationilist. He is determined to "Make China Great Again". He is intelligent, conniving and informed and makes Trump look like the petulant idiot he is. Under Xi, China has been rearming at a rate unlike anything the world has seen since the Nazi's began doing so in the 1930s as they geared up for war. And this time it has nothing to do with a couple of disputed islands in the East China Sea. This time its part of a trade dispute, a clash of civilizations and all about a New Cold War and who will be the world's future dominant power. So, stop with this illogical comparison to 2010--this is a different time and different world.
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2019/06/02/2003716179https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2019/06/02/2003716179