The Trump Card China Holds After the Iran War Ends - William Spaniel

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After the United States concludes the Iran War, it will have to begin rearming to prepare for a potential later conflict in the Indo Pacific. However, China holds a trump card here. Rare earths are necessary for the production of high tech weapons, and China controls the majority of the rare earth market. Today, we explore the possibility that Beijing will employ a "squeeze play" to shut off access to rare earths, thereby giving China a window to prepare for a cross-strait invasion.

0:00 The World War 3 Problem
3:39 The U.S. Situation in Iran
7:20 U.S. Post-War Recovery
9:24 Would a Rare Earth Squeeze Play Work?
12:59 Will China Try the Squeeze Play?