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Mike Rogers: “In 2010, China stopped exporting certain critical minerals…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

China's Threat & America's Response with Rep. Mike Rogers

Published July 31, 2023 | Video Starts at 13:34

This is in Japan, an island that Japan is part of their sovereign territory, that the Chinese claim it for Their own, right? Yes. And they want what's underneath. They want the oil and fishing and all … In 2010, China stopped exporting certain critical minerals to Japan. … chips couldn't be made. Right. And so we have seen that they will use this as a tactic to get what they want diplomatically. (13:34–13:40)

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Asserts that China used export restrictions on critical minerals as a diplomatic tactic against Japan in 2010.

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