‘China’s Dominance Over Critical Minerals Poses Major Threat to Global Security’ — US Senator Marco Rubio’s Sensational Declaration ‘China’s dominance over critical minerals poses a major threat to global security’, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s sensational declaration

The biggest international news of this time related to global tech, automobile and defense sector is coming out. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a very serious warning to the entire world. He has clearly said that China’s increasing monopoly and dominance over the global supply chain of ‘Critical Minerals’, which are considered the lifeline for modern technologies, defense systems and industrial production, can become a devastating threat to the economic and national security of the entire world including America. During a very important hearing of the US Parliament in Washington, the Foreign Minister made it clear that the Trump administration is working on a war footing to reduce its dependence on Beijing to zero to deal with this major threat and for this new strategic partners are being sought across the world.

90% dependence on any one country is like suicide for national security, warning echoed in US Parliament

Speaking in a very aggressive manner in front of the powerful ‘House Appropriations Subcommittee’ of the US Parliament, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio cornered China. He said that it is a very dangerous and weak situation for the economy and national security of the entire world that any very important thing, be it your industrial base, modern defense system or advanced technology, has to depend on only one country for 90 percent of its raw materials and processing. Marco Rubio stressed that the concentration of such important minerals and their refining capacity in a single country is proving to be a huge strategic weakness not only for America but also for all the allied countries of Europe, India and Asia, taking advantage of which China can blackmail the world economically in times of crisis.

War on Lithium, Cobalt and Rare Earth Elements tops Trump Administration’s agenda

This sharp and big statement of the US Secretary of State has come at a time when the administration led by President Donald Trump is giving top priority to ‘Critical Minerals’ in its new economic and foreign policy. According to experts, important minerals like lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements and graphite are today’s most essential elements for electric vehicles (EVs), semiconductors (chips), high-tech batteries, telecom equipment, renewable energy and fifth generation fighter aircraft and missile systems. America is now following the policy of diversifying the supply chain to different safe places all over the world in collaboration with its friendly countries to create alternative and safe global sources of these minerals from mining to their processing.

Critical minerals became the main weapon of American diplomacy, more than three dozen countries came on one platform.

America has used its global diplomatic power to break this economic maze of China. While giving information to the Parliament, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said that America has successfully organized a special ‘Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting’ by bringing together three dozen or more countries under this strategic mission. Making a big revelation, he said that now critical minerals have become one of the most essential parts of US foreign policy and diplomacy and the US Embassy located in almost every country around the world has been given strict instructions to specifically work on this agenda and talk to the local governments.

Not just mining, America will build processing hubs in friendly countries, concern over supply of medicines also increased

While sharing Washington’s future and long-term strategy, the US Secretary of State said that America’s plan is not limited to just acquiring raw materials from mineral rich countries, but America is also providing huge investment and technical assistance to develop state-of-the-art processing and refining capacity within those friendly countries. During the same hearing, John Molinar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, also strongly supported this American strategy. Rubio finally cautioned that this dangerous monopoly of China is not limited to minerals only, but a large part of the production in life-saving medicines (Pharma API) and other important manufacturing sectors has also been concentrated in China, which can become a big weapon for the entire mankind and international security in case of any future global emergency.