Defending Democracy: Sanctions on Disinformation

This settlement for Defence is more generous than for most other departments...

Defense is hard because its less transparent, but they definitely use rare earths and rare earth magnets and especially what’s called samarium cobalt magnets, but it’s a much smaller demand than EVs or robots or anything like that.”

Chinese carmakers exist in this highly competitive market. While they're beholden to Chinese law and that may require compliance with national security agencies, none of them want to damage their ability to grow and to have international exports by being perceived as a security risk."