The United States is seeking to diversify its supply chain for critical minerals and reduce its dependence on China by establishing partnerships with Central Asian republics, though it anticipates various challenges. In particular, China’s restrictions on gallium and germanium exports and significant economic influence in the region raise concerns. The United States, which is aiming to secure a steady supply of essential minerals through a new strategy that may involve offering technology and undertaking critical projects that could strengthen its position in the region.
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Article just says the US is trying to establish better supply chains there and so is China. Which doesn’t seem surprising or immediately adversarial right
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How would Central Asia export to US though? Cross Caspian Sea and connect it via Azerbaijan?
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The United States is seeking to diversify its supply chain for critical minerals and reduce its dependence on China by establishing partnerships with Central Asian republics, though it anticipates various challenges. In particular, China’s restrictions on gallium and germanium exports and significant economic influence in the region raise concerns. The United States, which is aiming to secure a steady supply of essential minerals through a new strategy that may involve offering technology and undertaking critical projects that could strengthen its position in the region.
Article just says the US is trying to establish better supply chains there and so is China. Which doesn’t seem surprising or immediately adversarial right
How would Central Asia export to US though? Cross Caspian Sea and connect it via Azerbaijan?