After the chip, the United States listed 50 key minerals, bluntly saying that China would not be allowed to dominate. In order to prevent China from making a breakthrough in the chip field, the United States, together with its allies and brothers, formulated strict chip blockade measures and began to impose strict suppression on Chinese chips. However, after the chip, the United States has set its sights on core minerals and is ready to exert efforts on key minerals, not allowing China to achieve dominance in the corresponding fields. The U.S. Geological Survey has released the latest list of 50 key minerals, and is ready to promote the independent production of lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, manganese and other key minerals at the national level, reduce dependence on China, and implement lockdown measures in the mineral field where the United States has the upper hand, adding to China's access to corresponding mineral resources.
The U.S. has previously listed a series of key technology catalogs, making it clear that China is not allowed to take the lead in the corresponding technology fields. Now the United States has begun to exert efforts in the field of minerals, indicating that the MEASURES against China are all-round and comprehensive, and are not limited to some areas. The United States believes that key minerals refer to the indispensable element minerals in the fourth industrial revolution, and controlling these key minerals can occupy a leading position in the fourth scientific and technological revolution and ensure that the hegemony of the United States will not waver. Obviously, the elite think tanks in the United States are no longer only concerned about core technologies, but also focus on core raw materials.
The United States believes that China has taken the initiative in the two key minerals of rare earths and lithium, which is unacceptable to the United States, and U.S. experts have called for a systematic response. Similar to the strategy adopted by the United States in the core technology fields such as chips, the United States is also working together with its allies in key mineral fields. After the U.S. initiative, Australia, Japan, the European Union, Canada, etc. have all begun to introduce strategies at the national level to ensure their own safety in key mineral areas. The United States has listed 50 key minerals and has begun uniting allies to take steps to avoid Chinese dominance in these areas.
The United States pointed out that key minerals are the key to future competition, once the loss of key mineral dominance, encounter supply disruptions, then the corresponding high-tech industries will be fatally impacted, even greater than the impact caused by chip interruptions. The United States believes that at a critical time when the fourth technological revolution is beginning to start and all countries are competing for commanding heights and leadership, it is crucial to control the dominance of minerals. The United States believes that the dominance of the United States in the field of high-tech and innovative technology is facing a growing threat, and once it is constrained by China in key minerals in the future, the United States may lose the opportunity to blockade and control China's core technology, and China may achieve technological superiority in the future.
Key minerals such as rare earths, lithium and cobalt are indispensable for the operation of high-tech equipment, which is also the commanding heights for countries in the future. The United States pointed out that in the field of rare earths, China's dominance of production and supply because of its leading processing capacity is unacceptable to the United States. Sophia Karanzakos, a global distinguished professor of environmental studies and public policy at NYU, pointed out that China has its own advantages in key mineral areas, which is an issue that the United States must confirm. Obviously, some Western countries, led by the United States, have begun to balance and confront China in key mineral fields in addition to key technologies such as chips and 5G, which is also a problem that must be faced squarely.
