Recently, the Ministry of Commerce has made a big move, directly restricting the export of rare earth products, and even banning the export of rare earth technology.
When this news came out, the Internet exploded.
First of all, let me give you a popular science, rare earth is not ordinary soil, it is an industrial vitamin, and it has an irreplaceable role in the high-tech field. As for China, which has the world's largest rare earth reserves, the United States depends on China for 80% of its rare earths.
Didn't the United States always talk about China's technology blockade before?
Well, now that China has directly restricted all its products, the US military industry has lost its direction all of a sudden.
Some experts estimate that if the United States wants to resume rare earth production on its own, it will take a full 15 years!
This is still an optimistic estimate.
Some people say that the United States can go to other places to produce, such as Vietnam. But you must know that rare earth production is not so simple, and Vietnam's current technology can only produce some low-end rare earth products. If you want to produce high-end ones, you have to look at China.
This is a good thing, China's move directly cut off the "grain route" of the United States. And ah, it's not just for the United States, it's also for other countries that rely on Chinese rare earths. I have to say that the mainland's trick is really clever!
Of course, some people are worried that the mainland's actions will also have an impact on themselves, because chips have been stuck in people's necks for so many years, and it is already benevolent and righteous to fight back again.
In short, when this good news came out, it was really a few joys and a few sorrows.
However, for us ordinary people, we are still quite proud to see the motherland so strong!