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America's factory boom now a bust as China cuts off graphite sales, likely to push tariff repeals (m.youtube.com)
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[โ€“] Diva@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I had no idea that graphite was all being imported, wild

Industrial development and planning is actually really hard to drive from the top down, let alone catching up with people who are already ahead.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Indeed, it's not a problem US can solve easily.