China rejected a simple resource-for-technology exchange. Instead, Beijing elevated the discussion to a strategic level, demanding:
– The complete removal of 352 punitive tariffs imposed since the Trump administration.
– An immediate halt to sanctions on leading Chinese high-tech companies.
– Removal of export barriers for China’s advantageous industries.
– Cessation of discriminatory visa restrictions on Chinese students.
– A clear demand for the US to stop arms sales to Taiwan.
Even if all conditions were met, rare earth supply would only be conditional and partial, not fully open.
The three rats reported not just a commercial negotiation failure, but a profound strategic misjudgment, as China’s conditions far exceeded their authority. https://www.facebook.com/jeff.mah.5/videos/1369880650794558/?__cft__[0]=AZVkA6_bHkUvDg_fqiORJc1m34t3Rj6LbaWazcyy54QR1vCJD0Nly1upvAQIY4RTKPJii8tMIpgc_yAkMWkKYbh3odDneEz7viX_1JqruHPfmUfPvVl77PuO44E8WdlTsyUsbKLR08VSWydXcm-UPReG_1AYehUwpYNpSld8JAdAmA&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
