Chapter 868 National Strategy and Market Behavior
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"From the current media orientation of the United States, the topics that are speculated are nothing more than a few. Ken Xiao. China's quota for rare earth exports has decreased, threatening the national security of the United States." Fan Wubing said to Sheng Wei, "From this topic, we can see that the United States still regards China as a raw material market that can be obtained at will."
The media has always been an important public opinion tool that is manipulated by the government, especially in some official and semi-official media. This special role is more obvious. Governments such as Europe and the United States are naturally experts in playing with the media.
It is not uncommon to use the media to perform and achieve their inspiring demands for a political purpose. The most typical example is that Americans have interfered with the EU forces in recent years in the Fifth of the past. In fact, they used media propaganda to break out a humanitarian crisis in the Fifth of Yugoslavia, and many innocent nations fell under the butcher knife of the Milosevic government.
Using this excuse, the European and American coalition forces entered Belgrade. In fact, the massacre was purely false. On the contrary, a large number of war refugees were caused by the entry of the European and American coalition forces. As for the massacre that was originally widely publicized, there was no evidence at all.
By now, the European and American coalition forces have stopped talking about the so-called massacre, and the official media have also chosen to remain silent on this issue, as if this matter has never happened.
The fairness of Western media can be seen from this.
Fan Wubing has been reducing the export volume of rare earth primary products. This is true. Some Western media have also begun to worry, saying that if China strictly restricts the export of sparse tens, the large manufacturing industries of Western countries will face a situation where they can't be put into a pot without rice.
Rare earths are not earth. They are an important strategic resource, especially important raw materials for high-tech industrial associations, such as some precision strike weapons in military equipment, and some automotive parts and high-tech products, all rely on components made of rare earth metals.
This rare strategic resource is mainly concentrated in China, so some Western media commented that when allocating this precious resource, it is China that God favors.
According to public information from Western countries, China is the only country that can provide all seventeen rare earth metals, with reserves accounting for 95% of the world. It is a veritable rare earth power. Japan, Europe and North America are its main markets.
"In fact, China does not have much proportion of rare earth reserves, and this number itself is misleading." Fan Wubing said to Sheng Wei. "Americans have always liked to plunder the resources of other countries. In fact, the rare earth reserves in the United States are also very large. As for Russia, it never makes the rare earth reserves public. How many rare ten resources can there be is a mysterious number in the entire international community."
"Mr. Fan, do you mean that Western media has always mislead the public on the rare earth issue?" Sheng Wei asked, thinking that this was a very critical issue.
"This is indeed the case." Fan Wubing nodded and replied.
Although rare earth resources with great monopoly potential in China have been sold as land for many years, and the pricing power has always been in the hands of Europe, the United States and other countries.
Due to the lack of restrictions from the rare earth export guild, various places in China have not coordinated and competed to export. They are scrambling to lower prices for the interests of the department or local interests, and consume domestic rare earth resources too much. This situation also exists in some other mineral resources, such as Ming Mine, coal mine, and some other very important mineral resources.
China's large-scale export of rare earths for many years has led to the hoarding of extremely low prices in Europe and the United States every year. Once the rare earth resources are short, they can easily take out a large amount of rare earth reserves purchased from China to suppress China's prices.
"Control exports, from China's perspective, are considered from the long-term interests and economic interests. It is reasonable for us to restrict exports to some resources that can have a certain price influence." Fan Wubing told Sheng Wei, "But I have a question. Many so-called experts and scholars in China are promoting foreigners at this time, saying that the market economy should not be restricted by government means, otherwise it will be unfavorable for China to join...the work, etc."
"Well, I have heard a lot of this sound, which is really confusing." Sheng Wei replied
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"In fact, restricting the export of rare metals does not violate the rules of the WTO." Fan Wubing told Sheng Wei, "In the multilateral trading system of Yang, there are no strict regulations on a country's issue of limiting its own exports. At the same time, as our government, it has never made any promises in this regard. In fact, not only is China increasing its protection of rare earth resources year by year, the United States has gradually stopped mining its own rare earth resources, but our neighbors have begun to establish a rare metal reserve system since 19983.
With the base. Han Wuxingzao adopts the method of cooperation between official and private enterprises to plan to increase the scale of rare metal reserves. In contrast, China has been selling blood for many years. Even if we do not export a kilogram of rare metals, it is normal. China does not have the obligation to become a market for cheap resources for other countries. If China reduces the amount of rare earth sold, it will threaten the national security of the United States. So is it said that Americans do not mine rare earth resources, which harms the interests of countries around the world and threatens the national security of all countries that lack rare earth resources?"
In order to fully illustrate the rationality and legitimacy of domestic rare earth policies, Fan Wubing also gave examples to illustrate the important role of rare earths and metal doves in the international market.
Rare earths are widely used in the production of various products. They involve all aspects of modern life, from drills on mobile phone batteries to hairpins on Toyota hybrid cars, from pins and hairpins on TVs to steel in camera lenses, from calculators to the latest music players, with rare earth elements in front of them.
Data shows that one of every five Ming patents in the world today is related to rare earths. The hammer is a rare metal with high melting point, high specific gravity and high hardness. Its unique properties and functions make it a number of raw materials necessary for national economy, civil society, and national security, including automobiles, electronics, information, atomic energy, aerospace, machinery industry, semiconductors, special steels, heat-resistant alloys and cutting-edge weapons.
"In another ten years, twenty years, if our metal processing capabilities are greatly lacking and the mechanical industry is paralyzed, it must be mainly the lack of tungsten. If some people say that our aircraft cannot produce (the balance system and counterweight system of the aircraft, the inertial rotation components in the instrument system and the rotor of the gyroscope must be made of high specific gravity alloys made of iron dart copper manganese with high tungsten content), the Aerospace Industry cannot show off (the rocket nozzles, nozzles, etc. in the aerospace industry must all require tungsten). Why is this because we have no hammers." Fan Wubing said to Sheng Wei, "Currently, the United States, Japan and other countries use the entire international tungsten market they control to intentionally raise the prices of tungsten products and rare earth products, and prohibit strategic competitors like China from using imported rare metals such as tungsten products for military purposes. All of this is born, or is about to be born, which is unimaginable and worrying."
"What you said is so terrible, isn't it an exaggeration?" Sheng Wei held the coffee quilt. Although she was sitting in the room very warm, she felt a little cold." Fan Wubing waved her hand, "In this situation, it is understandable and inevitable that China will strengthen the storage of rare metals such as rare earth resources to protect and regulate resource prices and resist external risks. From a strategic perspective, China does not have to pay too much attention to the complaints of these foreigners, because these rare metal resources are concentrated in China. This is China's strategic resource. Chinese people have the right to dispose of their own resources and do not need other countries to point fingers like this. As for what threatens the national security of the United States, it is even more shit! The United States still has thousands of nuclear weapons, which is a threat to China's national security!"
Sheng Wei nodded and said, "Oh, then should we establish national strategic deployment and include such strategic resources on the list of key protections? Regulate corporate behavior through government laws?"
"National strategy? No, that's inappropriate." Fan Wubing immediately laughed when he heard this, looking a little cunning like a weasel who had stolen a little chicken. Then he said to Sheng Wei righteously, "I don't agree with the government's restrictions. Although it is effective, it is easy to be criticized by other countries. This is always bad. Over time, foreigners will easily demonize China with more reasons."
"What should I do? How does Fan's Investment Group limit the export policy for rare earths now?" Sheng Wei asked curiously.
In fact, as a native Chinese, I have long been used to working under government laws. Therefore, when I heard that Fan Wubing did not advocate the regulation of rare earth exports by standing at the height of national strategy, Sheng Wei felt that this matter was a bit confused. "Market! We are a market economy! Although many countries do not recognize this!" Fan Wubing said seriously, "But we must be successful, and we need to let all countries in the world accept it. We are a genuine market economy! More authentic than fucking Americans! Therefore, all disputes must be resolved under the market mechanism!"
Chapter completed!