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Eugene

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4. China has a few levers to pull.

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Wed May 22, 2019, 01:58 PM

May 2019

China supplies 80% of the rare earth the US uses for technology. Xi just toured a rare earth mine a day or two ago.

Not to mention the $1.1 trillion in US debt China holds, if Xi wants to go nuclear.

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We import 4 times more from China at140 May 2019 #1

That is why they are talking old school sacrifice & they have a lot more practice at that than we do yaesu May 2019 #2

You are right about caving at140 May 2019 #3

China has a few levers to pull. Eugene May 2019 #4

They probably will not pull the debt trigger much if at all because if we go under it would probably cstanleytech May 2019 #6

Xi can not get too confrontational at140 May 2019 #8

Agreed but regardless the way Trump is ham handling this is still stupid as shit. cstanleytech May 2019 #5

I think time will confirm at140 May 2019 #7