floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoChina has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defensefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1478arrow-down14
arrow-up1474arrow-down1external-linkChina has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defensefortune.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squaremeliaesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoFinding the labor to mine and process it cheaply enough to maintain profit margins, while simultaneously deporting everyone, is what makes things rare.
Finding the labor to mine and process it cheaply enough to maintain profit margins, while simultaneously deporting everyone, is what makes things rare.