AsiaInsider: China’s state media has warned that it’s ready to use rare earths to retaliate in the trade war with the US, as tensions between the world’s two largest economies escalated since US President Donald Trump raised tariffs against China and blacklisted Huawei. But why is China’s threat on rare earths not as severe as we might think? Brock Silvers, Managing Director of Kaiyuan Capital weighs in.

<p>AsiaInsider: China&rsquo;s state media has warned that it&rsquo;s ready to use rare earths to retaliate in the trade war with the US, as tensions between the world&rsquo;s two largest economies escalated since US President Donald Trump raised tariffs against China and blacklisted Huawei. But why is China&rsquo;s threat on rare earths not as severe as we might think? Brock Silvers, Managing Director of Kaiyuan Capital weighs in.</p>

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