The Gathering Storm Series: Part 4 – Digging Deeper into the Dragon’s Veins by Michael Stevens (950 words)
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 4 – Digging Deeper into the Dragon’s Veins Word Count: 900 | Reading Time: 5 minutes The Dragon Tightens Its Grip In April 2025, the Chinese Communist Party imposed export controls on seven rare earth elements. These materials—samarium, neodymium, dysprosium, and others—are unfamiliar to most Americans, but they are essential