The best American national security policy is to get along with China. Simple as that. China doesn’t even require US to subordinate itself to China in the way that the US expects UK and EU, Canada and Australia to subordinate themselves to the US. Why are US public intellectuals so stupid? (Honourable exceptions for Jeff Sachs.)
Even the supposed realist Meirsheimer is too stupid to understand that getting along is the superior national security policy. Sorry, one has to be rude to shock some people out of their stupor.
you are absolutely right of course but the ruling elite in the west never see things the way normal people do. The fact is the elite is so corrupted and brainwashed by their own propaganda they have lost the ability to process reality (witness Europe with regard to the Russian Ukraine war). The only way to shock them out of the stupor is through an overwhelming military defeat. When cowards are disarmed and bloodied, they become surprisingly reasonable and tame. China's job right now, on behalf of world majority who cannot stand for themselves, is to defeat the west and especially the US once and for all. Then we'll have peace for another century.
The US made a monstrous error 70 years ago when it thought it could rule the world through militarism and extortion. In the end good economics and industrial strategies are where the power and prosperity lie.
The US banning China from buying advanced chips is akin to a baker banning the farmer who supplies them with the flour from buying their bread. The farmer will take their flour and bake their own bread - the bread they make won't be as good at first, but eventually they will narrow the gap.
anytime a country has a dependency on an adversary, there is a risk - same for China and the US. it's a forcing function for both to plug the hole. Question is who will be successful first. My bet is China will fill the semicon gap faster than the US filling the rare earth gap.
For-profit growth strategy fueled by stolen IP and stolen resources was a great way for America to kickstart its fledgling economy in the 1800s, but now for-profit thinking and subsidizing oligarchs via tariffs and whatnot can't carry us forward.
China's powerful REE industry and its prohibition of selling to the West is the modern day equivalent of sinking the Spanish Armada.
Have appreciated once more the clarity of your writing, above all these points:
On the other side, most Chinese have come to think the Chinese companies selling such minerals to US military industrial complex need to be tried for treason. But that’s another story.
Let’s be honest – making stuff is much harder than stock speculation or running a printing press for little green pieces of paper with dead presidents’ portraits.
What would happen when it goes to war with an opponent from which it has to source the critical raw material for its war machine?
The US is planning to go to war with China, which is not only its banker (the largest creditor) but also, in a perverse way, its ultimate arms dealer.
But no one knows interdependence like they do, in 1776 they wrote a declaration of it!
I remember reading many years ago that US presidents and politicians spoke at an ever lower grade school level, I think it being around 5th grade last time I checked. I would fear what it must be now if I didn't think any study of it would be propaganda today anyway.
According to Gore Vidal it was common for even American farmers to learn a great deal of Latin and Ancient Greek once upon a time, and its founders wrote to each other in Latin and read all the Greek and Roman classics. "George Washington to George Bush makes a monkey out of Darwin," he would say. Hard to believe they are the same nationality today.
Huabin, your article offers a compelling exploration of how rare earth elements (REEs) are integral to the reindustrialization efforts in the U.S. At IntelliSell, we’ve been closely monitoring the evolving landscape of REE supply chains and their strategic implications. 
The current overreliance on a single nation for REE processing poses significant risks. Initiatives like the development of domestic processing facilities, such as the one in Mountain Pass, California, are steps in the right direction. However, as highlighted in recent studies, innovative approaches—like recovering REEs from phosphogypsum waste—could further bolster supply chain resilience .  
Your insights underscore the necessity for a multifaceted strategy that combines technological innovation, policy support, and international collaboration to secure a sustainable and independent REE supply chain. 
—IntelliSell Team
Transforming market noise into strategic intelligence for manufacturers
Very good article. As a mining geologist I fully understand the technological challenges you describe, and also see how the Empire-in-Decline, the Rewannabe-Sole-Hegemon, has shot itself not in just 1 foot but in both its feet.
The Clown-in-Chief has not even realized it yet, fantasizing about periodic tables instead 🤣 What a circus, what a charade.
This is a comment from Mr. L. Romanoff for you once he cannot access this Substack page:
"I was a bit sorry to see the US-China trade negotiations begin so soon. I think the US needed a few months of empty shelves and 200% price increases to inject a bit of sincerity into their negotiations. The media tell us that US importers are now panicking to import the maximum possible amount of goods from China before the 90 days expires. This will mean the shelves will be full and the warehouses filled to the ceiling. They will import everything necessary for summer goods, back-to-school goods, Hallowe'en and Christmas. This left me with an uncomfortable thought. At the end of the 90 days, the US could give the Chinese a surprise list of further demands they know the Chinese will not be able to accept. They will then accuse the Chinese of being unreasonable, and impose the high tariffs again. With the warehouses full, the US will be much more able to withstand a long trade war and China would be out in the cold. I don't know how realistic this is but, if I were Donald Trump, this is what I would do.
China needs to cultivate the ability to defeat the hegemon. It's always part of the plan and now is the time. Same for Russia - Putin waited until Russia is ready to defy the west. Most of the world want the same but need to get into a position of strength for the showdown. China is showing the way and supporting others to get sovereignty.
The best American national security policy is to get along with China. Simple as that. China doesn’t even require US to subordinate itself to China in the way that the US expects UK and EU, Canada and Australia to subordinate themselves to the US. Why are US public intellectuals so stupid? (Honourable exceptions for Jeff Sachs.)
Even the supposed realist Meirsheimer is too stupid to understand that getting along is the superior national security policy. Sorry, one has to be rude to shock some people out of their stupor.
you are absolutely right of course but the ruling elite in the west never see things the way normal people do. The fact is the elite is so corrupted and brainwashed by their own propaganda they have lost the ability to process reality (witness Europe with regard to the Russian Ukraine war). The only way to shock them out of the stupor is through an overwhelming military defeat. When cowards are disarmed and bloodied, they become surprisingly reasonable and tame. China's job right now, on behalf of world majority who cannot stand for themselves, is to defeat the west and especially the US once and for all. Then we'll have peace for another century.
The best American national security policy is to get along. Period.
The US made a monstrous error 70 years ago when it thought it could rule the world through militarism and extortion. In the end good economics and industrial strategies are where the power and prosperity lie.
The US banning China from buying advanced chips is akin to a baker banning the farmer who supplies them with the flour from buying their bread. The farmer will take their flour and bake their own bread - the bread they make won't be as good at first, but eventually they will narrow the gap.
anytime a country has a dependency on an adversary, there is a risk - same for China and the US. it's a forcing function for both to plug the hole. Question is who will be successful first. My bet is China will fill the semicon gap faster than the US filling the rare earth gap.
For-profit growth strategy fueled by stolen IP and stolen resources was a great way for America to kickstart its fledgling economy in the 1800s, but now for-profit thinking and subsidizing oligarchs via tariffs and whatnot can't carry us forward.
China's powerful REE industry and its prohibition of selling to the West is the modern day equivalent of sinking the Spanish Armada.
The empire is finally dead.
Dear Sir.
Have appreciated once more the clarity of your writing, above all these points:
On the other side, most Chinese have come to think the Chinese companies selling such minerals to US military industrial complex need to be tried for treason. But that’s another story.
Let’s be honest – making stuff is much harder than stock speculation or running a printing press for little green pieces of paper with dead presidents’ portraits.
What would happen when it goes to war with an opponent from which it has to source the critical raw material for its war machine?
The US is planning to go to war with China, which is not only its banker (the largest creditor) but also, in a perverse way, its ultimate arms dealer.
As one of your readers rightly says:
It's the Empire's checkmate.
PS... the US has to learn the meaning of "interdependence". It has a very limited vocabulary.
But no one knows interdependence like they do, in 1776 they wrote a declaration of it!
I remember reading many years ago that US presidents and politicians spoke at an ever lower grade school level, I think it being around 5th grade last time I checked. I would fear what it must be now if I didn't think any study of it would be propaganda today anyway.
According to Gore Vidal it was common for even American farmers to learn a great deal of Latin and Ancient Greek once upon a time, and its founders wrote to each other in Latin and read all the Greek and Roman classics. "George Washington to George Bush makes a monkey out of Darwin," he would say. Hard to believe they are the same nationality today.
Huabin, your article offers a compelling exploration of how rare earth elements (REEs) are integral to the reindustrialization efforts in the U.S. At IntelliSell, we’ve been closely monitoring the evolving landscape of REE supply chains and their strategic implications. 
The current overreliance on a single nation for REE processing poses significant risks. Initiatives like the development of domestic processing facilities, such as the one in Mountain Pass, California, are steps in the right direction. However, as highlighted in recent studies, innovative approaches—like recovering REEs from phosphogypsum waste—could further bolster supply chain resilience .  
Your insights underscore the necessity for a multifaceted strategy that combines technological innovation, policy support, and international collaboration to secure a sustainable and independent REE supply chain. 
—IntelliSell Team
Transforming market noise into strategic intelligence for manufacturers
Very good article. As a mining geologist I fully understand the technological challenges you describe, and also see how the Empire-in-Decline, the Rewannabe-Sole-Hegemon, has shot itself not in just 1 foot but in both its feet.
The Clown-in-Chief has not even realized it yet, fantasizing about periodic tables instead 🤣 What a circus, what a charade.
Dear Sir,
This is a comment from Mr. L. Romanoff for you once he cannot access this Substack page:
"I was a bit sorry to see the US-China trade negotiations begin so soon. I think the US needed a few months of empty shelves and 200% price increases to inject a bit of sincerity into their negotiations. The media tell us that US importers are now panicking to import the maximum possible amount of goods from China before the 90 days expires. This will mean the shelves will be full and the warehouses filled to the ceiling. They will import everything necessary for summer goods, back-to-school goods, Hallowe'en and Christmas. This left me with an uncomfortable thought. At the end of the 90 days, the US could give the Chinese a surprise list of further demands they know the Chinese will not be able to accept. They will then accuse the Chinese of being unreasonable, and impose the high tariffs again. With the warehouses full, the US will be much more able to withstand a long trade war and China would be out in the cold. I don't know how realistic this is but, if I were Donald Trump, this is what I would do.
Larry Romanoff
Email contact: 2186604556@qq.com
Classic catch-22 situation. It's absolutely beautiful. Narcissistic socio-psychopaths who swallow their own lies never, ever see it coming.
"What would happen when it goes to war with an opponent from which it has to source the critical raw material for its war machine?"
OOOOH NOES!!!!!! WHAT WILL WE DO IF WE CAN'T BLOW UP TERR'RIST BABIES ANY MORE!!!!!!! 😱😱😱
America doesn't do war. Hopefully China had ended US ability for "police action" any where, ever again.
Seriously? What will happen? The world will be a much more peaceful place. That is what will happen.
Thank you China. Don't know what took you so long, but thank you.
China needs to cultivate the ability to defeat the hegemon. It's always part of the plan and now is the time. Same for Russia - Putin waited until Russia is ready to defy the west. Most of the world want the same but need to get into a position of strength for the showdown. China is showing the way and supporting others to get sovereignty.
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