Mineral Monopoly: China’s Control over Gallium Is a National Security Threat
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China has secured a virtual monopoly over gallium, a critical mineral used to produce microchips in advanced military technologies. Failing to de-risk gallium supply chains could have serious security and economic consequences for the United States and its allies.
  • albiguEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Love how they have a bunch of suggestions that don’t include “de-escalate the trade war.”

    From 2005 to 2015 alone, China’s production of low-purity gallium exploded from 22 metric tons to 444 metric tons.

    It is always staggering to think how much China has developed technologically within just the last 20 years. I’m not even old but still remember when “Chinese” tech was popularly synonymous with “bootleg.” Now it’s all so good that the USA has to ban it while they play catch-up. They got beat at their own game.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      191·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, the progress in China is absolutely stunning and it looks to be accelerating too. Next decade will be incredible to watch.

      • ☭ Blursty ☭English
        62·
        1 year ago

        Their train stations look like something out of science fiction.

        • misterslime12English
          6·
          1 year ago

          What all of the wonders of modern technology and none of the “efficiency” of capitalism does to a mf

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
            61·
            1 year ago

            Lots of people in the west still think that China is just stealing their tech and can’t produce anything original of their own. The fact that most westerners are afraid to even visit China makes the work of western propagandists pretty easy. They can just make up stuff and rely on latent racism to do the rest of the work.

    • redteaEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      It’s the same with everything. Look at this: China built more 5G base stations in 3 months than US did in 2 years. Staggering. The PRC puts it’s mind to something and there’s nothing that will get in it’s way. The may be delays. There may be hiccups. But the progress gets made.

      We can’t even provide 3G in some places in my country and it’s supposed to be a ‘developed’ one.