China has secured a virtual monopoly over gallium, a critical mineral used to produce microchips in advanced military technologies. Failing to de-risk gallium supply chains could have serious security and economic consequences for the United States and its allies.
Sometimes China didn’t even need to do anything.
Toilet paper, for example.
Indeed, US is already a house of cards, so not exactly in the best position to fight an economic war with China of all places.
Bidet sovereignty. Don’t go to economic war unless you can be sure your people can still clean their bottoms.