| A good chunk of the rare earth elements on this | | | | The reality is, there will be disputes, and filings in the |
| planet happen to be in China and it shouldn't surprise | | | | World Trade Organization or WTO meanwhile, it puts |
| anyone considering the very tall mountains, and the | | | | China in a very good position when negotiating trade |
| incredible forces that it took to push them to those | | | | deals or as they negotiate with foreign investment |
| heights. There are obviously lots of minerals, and rare | | | | and infrastructure to run their mines. Or making |
| earth elements in that country. And China is a very | | | | manufacturers go there to produce if they use their |
| large country if you consider the number of square | | | | REEs. Additionally, it doesn't really matter if China is |
| miles. It just so happens that China also has some of | | | | hording REE or not, as they may actually believe they |
| the largest known reserves of rare metals, the kind | | | | need to hold some of those rare earth elements for |
| of metals we need, that all industrialized nations need | | | | their future expansion in their own growth in the |
| to build our high-tech products. | | | | high-tech sector. They can just leave them in the |
| China has been accused of hording these REE's or | | | | ground, which is a huge future hedge. |
| Rare Earth Elements, and yet we know they belong | | | | If China plans on joining the space race, which it |
| to their country and therefore they belong to the | | | | looks like they will, or wants to continue to advance |
| Chinese government. They may do whatever they | | | | their military prowess, they will need these rare |
| will with them, and they expect their civilization to | | | | metals to build although space craft, and missiles, jet |
| continue to grow so they're going to want to keep | | | | aircraft, army tanks, and high-tech ships as their |
| them, unfortunately that leaves the rest of us in the | | | | "Treasure Fleet" sales again. However, in doing so |
| free world without, and that will drive up the price | | | | they also give a lot of power to smaller nations who |
| significantly. That of course is a problem. This means | | | | happened to have one, two, or maybe even three |
| all high-tech products will cost more, including military | | | | rare earth minerals of their own, or wish to put in |
| aircraft, space craft, and new high-tech innovations. | | | | mining operations to get them out of the ground. |
| J. Paul Getty once said; "the meek shall inherit the | | | | Indeed, if I were a betting man, I might look to |
| Earth, but not the mineral rights." Which could include | | | | invest in emerging markets in the industrial mining |
| but not limited to; Gold, Oil, Natural Gas and REE | | | | sector specializing in REE's. Perhaps you may wish to |
| (rare-Earth elements). Do you see that point? | | | | consider this and think on it. |