U.S. Undersecretary of State Landau: U.S. and Other Countries Cooperate on Critical Minerals to Break Free from China's Control

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U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau stated that the U.S. and other countries cannot continue to allow China to control critical mineral supply chains, emphasizing that breaking free from China's control through cooperation on issues like price floors and processing facilities is a top priority.

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U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau stated that the U.S. and other countries cannot continue to allow China to control critical mineral supply chains, emphasizing that breaking free from China's control through cooperation on issues like price floors and processing facilities is a top priority.

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Central News Agency (Central News Agency reporter Hou Tzu-ying, Maryland, 5th exclusive report) U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau said today that the United States and other countries cannot continue to let China control critical mineral supply chains and arbitrarily 'turn the tap on and off'; one of the U.S.'s top priorities is to cooperate with other countries, including setting price floors and discussing processing facilities. The U.S. State Department's Foreign Press Center held a press conference today on the sidelines of the "SelectUSA Investment Summit" in Maryland, where Landau responded to media questions. When asked about the recent cooperation memorandum signed between the U.S. and Chile regarding critical minerals and rare earth supply, Landau stated that many countries, including the U.S., have in the past outsourced many extremely important economic activities to China and other countries, leading many companies to shift processing activities to China. He pointed out that this "gives China a great deal of leverage over us," and U.S. President Donald Trump played a key role in warning about this. Landau stated: "We indeed rely on China for the supply of many critical minerals, and these minerals are vital to the industrial base of the United States and even the world." He believes it is very important that the U.S. and other countries cannot continue to allow themselves to be in a situation where China controls these critical mineral supply chains and can arbitrarily 'turn the tap on and off.' Landau said that one of the U.S.'s top priorities is to sign cooperation memorandums with countries around the world, especially those with critical minerals, to cooperate on setting price floors to ensure that predatory pricing practices cannot be used to prevent new critical mineral development worldwide; in addition, "we are discussing issues related to processing facilities." He believes this is crucial for global free economic development, stat

U.S. Undersecretary of State Landau: U.S. and Other Countries Cooperate on Critical Minerals to Break Free from China's Control

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