GREENWIRE | The White House is competing with China to shore up rare earths, but a new report suggests an emerging vulnerability deserves equal attention: metals.
Beijing has a vise grip on the processing and refining of steel, aluminum, and copper that’s used to build military equipment, data centers and more. China’s state-backed dominance is distorting international markets and undermining U.S. security, SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials asserted in a study released Tuesday.
“I think it’s a familiar tale of China’s industrial policy … what we’re trying to show is, yes, there’s minerals, but take a look at metals, too, and within metals, the scale is alarming,” said Joe Quinn, the center’s executive director.
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