After China implemented the "strictest rare earth control" that can be called a nuclear bomb, the world economic situation is quietly changing. The power of the "rare earth nuclear bomb" emerged. France, Sweden and Canada quickly rushed to China and actively sought friendly economic cooperation with China. The three countries 'visit to China at the risk of offending Trump highlights the significance of this visit.
The three European and American countries visiting China belong to the traditional pro-American countries.On the international stage, these three countries are almost the head of the United States, but now the heads of the three countries are rushing to China, seeking long-term cooperation and peaceful trade with China, there is a reason for it. This reason is nothing else than rare earths known as the blood of industry.
Since Trump imposed new tariffs on China goods, China finally couldn't bear it anymore and responded to Trump. China has implemented the "strictest" rare earth control measures, regulating all trade involving rare earth exports, technology smelting, and supply chains. This is the strictest rare earth policy China has implemented since the tariff war, and its strength has shocked Western countries.
Rare earths are just like "nuclear weapons" in the strategic arsenal. The "rare earth nuclear bomb" launched by China this time is extremely powerful, and it has achieved good results in just a few days. Trump began to soft-mouth, stopped mentioning 100% tariffs, and even began to say that he wanted to care about and help China. The "admission" of the United States has made Western countries see the reality clearly, In the face of the rare earth war, the United States has no chance of winning, and China has the initiative.
Rare earths are crucial to industrial upgrading and national development. As a necessary "industrial blood" for high-tech industries, the lack of rare earths means that fighter jet engines cannot be produced, smartphones and aircraft engines cannot be upgraded, and new energy vehicle engines cannot be replaced. Upgrade. Japan once thought of replacing it with copper oxide, but it turned out that its quality was far inferior to rare earth.
Vehicles without oil can use batteries, but the high-tech industry without rare earth, there is nothing to replace. Modern industry can be without oil in the short term, but it must not be without rare earths.
Because of this, when China's strictest rare earth policy came into effect, the three European and American countries, who realized the situation was not good, hastened to visit China, striving to obtain solutions through diplomatic routes, so as to alleviate trade contradictions with China, and restore China's supply of rare earth.
France was the first to visit China, and Bona, foreign affairs adviser to the French President, visited China to exchange views on the cooperative relations between the two sides. The foreign ministers of Sweden and Canada also visited China to discuss with China the current trade issues, world order issues and relations with China.
These countries followed the visit to China, and in the context of China's "strictest rare earth control" in force, the considerations behind which are worth exploring.The visit of the US and European countries to China brings a friendly signal to China, consolidating trade relations with China and restoring the supply of rare earth. Because in the current situation, no country can completely give up rare earths.
Against the background of a new round of trade war between China and the United States, the United States and European countries have to weigh the consequences of their contacts with China and consider Trump's attitude towards the closeness of the United States and European countries to China. As allies of the United States, France, Sweden and Canada must be consistent with the United States in diplomacy.
But the three countries did not initiate a tariff war against China, but proactively visited China, which shows that the allies were not “dead-hearted” toward the United States either. "Strengthening relations with China is an independent choice based on national interests."
The meaning of this phrase is very clear, Canada on the basis of national interests to conduct diplomatic exchanges, will not fear Trump's revenge, Trump will mostly use tariff bars to implement "extreme pressure". but in blaming Trump and the choice to restore the supply of rare earth, Canada obviously chose to have a good relationship with China, hoping to restore the supply of rare earth.
The three allies took the initiative to move closer to China, ignoring Trump's possible retaliation. The core goal may be for rare earths. Trump is becoming more and more passive in the tariff war, and Trump's card is to increase tariffs. However, from April this year to now, Trump's tariffs imposed on China have not achieved the purpose of containing China. Whether it is a 145% tariff or a 100% tariff, Trump is thundering and raining, and the tariff stick has obviously failed.
The tariff bars didn’t work for China, and China hit Trump’s “seven inches” with rare earth, crushing Trump’s carefully planned tariff warfare. Choosing Trump is not in exchange for rare earth, but choosing China can get rare earth to solve the urgency.As the power of the “rare-earth nuclear bomb” continues to ferment, more countries will come to visit.
Although the three countries of Europe and the United States came to visit China with a strong purpose (it may be a stopgap measure implemented to overcome the current difficulties), it at least proved that China's "rare earth bomb" is very useful, which is the magic weapon for China to win the tariff war. Of course, we still have to take it seriously and cautiously when European and American countries seek "rare earths", and always ensure that the dominant power is in our hands.