Chinese officials are going to regret ever making their attempts to limit supplies of rare earths and critical minerals to the U.S. as a geopolitical weapon against our country.
With the launch of Project Vault, President Donald Trump has signaled that the U.S. is done tolerating chokepoints controlled from Beijing and is willing to spend billions to harden its supply chains.
The Trump administration’s new minerals stockpile initiative — dubbed “Project Vault” — can include anything identified as “critical” by the U.S. Geological Survey, a White House official told CNBC Tuesday.
The agency, part of the Interior Department, lists more than 50 minerals as critical. These include rare earths, lithium, uranium and copper and are deemed “essential for national security, economic stability and supply chain resilience.” The minerals are crucial because they “underpin key industries, drive technological innovation, and support critical infrastructure vital for a modern American economy,” according to USGS....
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