Critical Minerals
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U.S. mineral supply framed as endangered by Chinese control
Decontextualized statistics and conflict framing emphasize vulnerability in clean tech supply chains.
“China controls 80% or more of the global battery supply chain's midstream and downstream segments”
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Framed as a potentially harmful dependency due to monopolistic control
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“ensure that "no country can ever again have a monopoly" over such materials”