Has there been a rupture? Well, look, I think he's probably also talking about China using the rare earth choker collar. And you know, again, President Trump, on October 8, China issued a statement saying that for every good sold in the world that had 0.01% Chinese rare earths in it, they wanted an export license. It would have brought the global economy to a halt. President Trump threatened 100% tariffs and the Chinese came to the table and we did it. On behalf of the whole world. (20:41–21:03)
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Asserts that China requires an export license for goods containing even a small percentage of Chinese rare earths.
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