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The minerals that rule our world

2025/5/27
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Ernest Scheider: 我认为特朗普总统及其团队意识到,美国国内生产的关键矿产相对较少,而中国等国家拥有大量储备并进行大量生产和加工。随着世界越来越电气化,我们需要更多的关键矿产,不仅用于笔记本电脑、手机和电动汽车,还用于军方使用的关键设备。美国生产和加工的关键矿产很少,这就是为什么特朗普政府大力推动新的供应。我认为,谁控制了这些关键矿物的生产和加工,谁就将控制21世纪的经济,就像石油的控制定义了20世纪的经济一样。 Gracelyn Baskerin: 特朗普政府通过行政命令、国际合作等方式关注国内关键矿产的生产和加工,并将其与乌克兰联系起来。特朗普政府正在考虑所有可能的途径,包括国内和国外、生产和加工、陆地和水下,以获取关键矿产。特朗普总统似乎比他的前任们更重视关键矿产问题,至少在公开场合是这样。特朗普政府早在2017年就开始关注供应链,了解其脆弱性,并确定需要采取的措施。

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This chapter explores President Trump's focus on critical minerals. It defines critical minerals, highlighting their importance in modern technology and the military. The chapter emphasizes the United States' dependence on foreign sources for these minerals and the challenges in tracking their ethical and sustainable sourcing.
  • President Trump's focus on critical minerals
  • The US's dependence on foreign critical minerals
  • Challenges in tracking the ethical and sustainable sourcing of critical minerals

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The race to control critical mineral deposits has become a major driver of US foreign policy -- and is redrawing global alliances.

This episode was made in partnership with Vox’s Future Perfect team. It was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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Mining for chromite at the Mughulkhil mine in Logar Province, Afghanistan. Photo by MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES).

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