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September 2010. China cut off rare earth exports to Japan for 17 days. Japanese factories shut down within 48 hours. Toyota, Hitachi, Panasonic—every major manufacturer—couldn't source the materials they needed at ANY price.

This wasn't diplomacy. This was a demonstration of power.

And it revealed something most people still don't understand: one country controls 70-90% of the materials that power modern civilization. Your phone, electric cars, wind turbines, F-35 fighter jets—all depend on rare earth elements. And China controls the supply.

But here's what's really happening: this is just the tip of the iceberg. China has been systematically stockpiling copper, lithium, cobalt, nickel—every strategic metal—for decades. While Western nations outsourced production, China built a monopoly that could reshape global power.

In this video, you'll discover:
→ Why the term "rare earths" is misleading (they're not rare—but one country controls processing)
→ How China built a monopoly from 5% to 97% in 20 years
→ The 2010 embargo that taught the world a lesson most still haven't learned
→ What happened when Britain did this with tungsten in WWI
→ Why the US scrambled to build synthetic rubber in WWII—and what it teaches us now
→ Whether Western nations can break the monopoly (spoiler: it takes 7-10 years and billions of dollars)
→ The F-35 program's $1.7 trillion vulnerability
→ Why your green energy future depends on this
→ The one technology that could change everything

This isn't just about economics. It's about who controls the future.

The pattern is clear. Strategic resource control has shaped power for centuries. And we're watching it happen again—in real time.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING
U.S. Geological Survey Rare Earth Reports (2010-2024)
Congressional Research Service: "Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain"
Department of Defense Report (2021): "Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains"
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