China Runs the Table - That is energy expert Robert Bryce’s title for his depressing Substack piece:

There is a great deal of detailed information at the link, and I recommend that you read it all. The bottom line is that, while our government has been twiddling its thumbs and suppressing mining in the U.S., the Chinese have steadily monopolized the mining and processing of many strategically vital minerals. Robert created this table of elements that shows which ones the Chinese Communist Party dominates:

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/12/china-runs-the-table.php