{"id":32799,"date":"2025-11-03T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=32799"},"modified":"2025-11-03T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:05:00","slug":"trump-learns-how-to-fend-off-the-chinese-threat-like-he-is-reading-sun-tzu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=32799","title":{"rendered":"Trump learns how to fend off the Chinese threat like he is reading Sun Tzu"},"content":{"rendered":"

During my final overseas CIA assignment as a station chief in a South Asian war zone, our team was ruthlessly focused on detecting and preempting terrorist threats long before they could inflict harm on the U.S. homeland. We conducted plenty of clandestine operations unilaterally, but we also worked in close partnership with the host government\u2019s intelligence service. We did not always agree on everything, but we enjoyed a robust exchange of intelligence on our mutual adversaries, shared analytical judgments and collaborated on a number of joint tactical counterterrorism operations.
\nOn one occasion, our CIA team successfully found and fixed the location of a senior al Qaeda terrorist on the FBI Most Wanted list for having planned terrorist attacks. We shared our sensitive intelligence with the host government, whose military launched a well-planned raid and killed the al Qaeda terrorist during a firefight.
\nIf there was one thing I learned at CIA, especially when it came to counterterrorism operations, it\u2019s that our allies can be a tremendous force multiplier for our sacred mission of keeping our country safe from those who seek to do us harm.
\nToday, the Trump administration is applying a similar strategy for ensuring secure critical minerals supply chains and de-risking from Communist China, which is the world\u2019s leading miner and processor of rare earths. China has made it a practice of extorting its commercial adversaries by restricting its exports of critical minerals.<\/p>\n

Rare earth minerals are essential for making semiconductors, motors and fighter jets, all critical for our national security. The last thing we would want is to have to rely on Communist China for the supply.
\nChina\u2019s brazenly unfair trade practices involve dumping on the global market its massive, excess production of rare earths deliberately to drive prices down and force competitor mining companies out of business, thereby eliminating any long-term competition.
\nBut the Trump administration has deployed a counter playbook to reduce China\u2019s influence over rare earth markets. Rightly concerned that China is seeking to control the global economy by imposing its will on the high technology supply chain, Trump recently signed an $8-billion rare-earth mineral deal with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. And during his recent trip to Asia, Trump signed rare earth deals with Thailand and Malaysia.
\nThe Trump administration also deftly applies the same principle of de-risking to critical materials and minerals including polysilicon, a pure form of silicon essential for the production of microchips and integrated circuits. Seeking to minimize the risk of China\u2019s dominant global market share of polysilicon, the Trump administration smartly relies on NATO member Germany for the bulk of our polysilicon imports.<\/p>\n

Further, the Trump administration is investigating national security threats posed by imports from other countries, including, but not exclusively, those linked to China. China dominates global polysilicon through state subsidies, deliberate overproduction and other nefarious trade practices \u2014 a familiar Chinese Communist Party playbook used on strategic materials.
\n\u2018If an enemy has alliances,\u2019 Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote, \u2018the problem is grave and the enemy\u2019s position strong.\u2019
\nThe U.S. is leading the way by building a global network for key technology components, which are vital to protecting our national security from Communist Chinese mercantilist aggression.
\nDictators like Chinese President Xi Jinping want their enemies to be weak and divided. That\u2019s because together the U.S. and our commercial partners are stronger and more able to protect internationally recognized borders, freedom of navigation and free trade on which the U.S. and global economy rely.<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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