America logistic expert reports from China video: Espionage and Pentagon takeovers of mines as China’s Rare Earth Metals ban slams weapons makers 美國物流專家從中國發回的影片報告：中國稀土金屬禁令打擊武器製造商，間諜活動和五角大廈接管礦場

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The Pentagon just announced a large equity stake in MP Materials, the only operational mine in the US for some rare earth minerals.

Defense contractors are scrambling to secure new sources of metals and magnets, now in critically short supply because of export bans by China, who has monopolies on refining and magnet production.

US stockpiles of strategic minerals and metals are at 50-year lows, while US and NATO arsenals are running down in Ukraine and the Middle East.

China has declared a nationwide effort at all levels to crack down on the illegal smuggling of rare earths, which Beijing considers a key strategic asset.