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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 54 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Beijing also unveiled fresh export controls on rare metals and chemicals including tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, and molybdenum, used in a range of industrial appliances.

  • China produces 80% of world supply of Tungsten. 70% of all Tungsten is used for drills, lathes and saws. The rest is used in munitions and electronics (the semiconductor electronics).

  • China produces two thirds of global Tellurium. It is used in semiconductors for cutting edge AI chips. The US has been weaning itself off reliance on imports for this. They had 95% reliance on imports in 2019 but have 25% reliance on imports in 2023. This is being hit because of semiconductors.

  • China produces like 95%+ of the world's Bismuth. It is used in alloys used in electronics and semiconductors.

  • China produces a third of global molybdenum supply. Is is again used in alloys necessary for this process.

Analysis: China are trying to slow America's ability to set up a proper semiconductor industry.

[–] Saoirse@hexbear.net 23 points 6 days ago

Excellent context, thank you comrade.

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 16 points 6 days ago

thanks for the info, that's really interesting

[–] jack@hexbear.net 8 points 5 days ago

China produces 80% of world supply of Tungsten. 70% of all Tungsten is used for drills, lathes and saws

I'm never gonna rebuild my domestic mining industry bro please

[–] coacoamelky@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wow! How did you find this information?

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

All I did is hammer in "Who produces the most x" and "What is x used for" into google for each material. Pretty easy to pick up the motivations from what the stuff is used for and where you have to get it from.

The news isn't interested in making anyone actually understand anything so we have to do it ourselves.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago

The news isn't interested in making anyone actually understand anything so we have to do it ourselves.

Ain't it the truth.

Does something, still wins

xigma-male

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm actually thinking that these tariffs will go away soon enough, but we'll be hearing more about the Google anti-monopoly probe in the future

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

China is committed to using renewable and clean energy for everything. Putting tariffs on the dirty energy sources, not only are they sticking the USA in the gut, they're also accelerating the switch-over to clean energy by making dirty energy sources expensive. I think this is an absolute win for China.

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 17 points 6 days ago

I think so too, and I read somewhere that US tariffs on Taiwan are also largely helpful towards China's goal of boosting their internal consumer market. It seems Xi has once again completely failed to stop winning.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

watches the death throes of the United States of America

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