Perversely it's somewhat true

China conquering the rare earth space has seen them freeze out European suppliers. Semi conductor related industries hoarding this material and export curbs have actually caused tungsten apt to spike.

It's also affecting the world and Chinese manufacturers alike. Tungsten apt is a crucial component in tungsten carbide related production. Machining related industries like mine rely on tungsten carbide tools to machine and have been faced with spiking tool costs

Some jigs and conveyor belts also use carbide roller and fixtures, so industries that uses these have seen their costs also gone up.

So yeah very ironic to see inflation and deflation happening at the same time.

Very painful lesson there about relying too much on China to produce things. Almost 10 years since Trump's 1st term and the West still hasn't diversified away from China's rare earth. Meanwhile, people in Malaysia still can't see why it's dangerous to let China flood our markets and destroy local businesses.

Whether by design or just luck they have just that tool. Rare earth

But the fucked up part is when elephants fight the grass suffers kek

communication specialist but just know to copy paste with zero creativity that is the standard of nanyang white collar

ukeke much more respectable

diu. san yau hai hui. guai yau hai hui.

if the 5% is not important, just remove it lo.

but we need them to flood RAM and SSD market.