Arrr, matey! The Western crew be too cozy with China—aye, 'tis a perilous pickle we be in!
2024-08-03
Arrr, me hearties! A fresh scroll be spillin' the beans that the U.S. and her Five Eyes crew be too cozy with China for them rare earth treasures! Aye, without 'em, our gadgets be as useless as a cannon with no powder! Avast, we be sailin’ into a bind!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather ye round, fer news from the Seven Seas of Intelligence! The Five Eyes alliance – a motley crew of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand – be findin’ themselves in a right pickle, dependin’ on the crafty Chinese fer rare earth elements (REEs), those shiny trinkets crucial to makin’ all manner o’ military contraptions.These scallywags have been sharin’ secrets and keepin’ watch on threats, yet they be exposed like a ship with no sails, for 80% of their REEs be comin’ straight from the dragon’s den known as China. A report warns that if them crafty Chinks decide to pull the plug on exports, the Western fleets might be left high and dry, with no minerals to power their fighter jets or gadgets.
The report be callin’ fer a change in course, suggestin’ that these allied nations must diversify their treasure hunts for REEs! If they don’t, they might find themselves in a storm worse than a rum-less tavern! So, hoist the sails and rally the crew, fer it’s time to plunder less from the purse of China and forge alliances that won’t leave ‘em stranded on a deserted isle! Yarrr!