20 Feb 2025 9:49 am
WORD.Cannonpointer » 30 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ I've been digging into this, and it turns out that chyna is the biggest IMPORTER of tungsten in the world. The USA is the second biggest. Russia is also a net importer, ranking #15.
So... their embargo is a net null.
That is not to say they have not exported tungsten to the U.S. They have. But at the same time they were exporting it to us, they were buying it up otherwhere. And they were never our number one source, and our supply chain for tungsten is extremely diverse.
If there IS a run on tungsten and we DO find ourselves with our hats in our hands, it won't be because we overplayed our hand with chyna. We were already tariffing their tungsten before trump took office.
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-office ... concluding
In summary....China makes ****. The US makes very little ****.