China uses earth elements as a weapon in Trumps Trade War: does it also find Europe with that?

China answers Trumps import rate of 145 percent by making the export of rare earth elements to the rest of the world more difficult. They are indispensable for, among other things, the energy transition, nuclear installations and drones. Does China not only find the American, but also the European economy? And what can the opposite of Europe be? Professor of Public Finance, Economist and Americanner Herman Matthijs (VUB) analyzes: “Many industrial processes start in China. Trump wants to get the start of that chain back in the US.”

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