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HEADLINE: China's Desperate Rare Earth Export Curbs and Economic Collapse
GUEST NAMES: Alan Tonelson, Gordon Chang
SUMMARY: China's sweeping curbs on rare earth exports are described as a desperate "hail mary" heave, risking severe economic damage, particularly given the collapse of its property bubble and external pressures. Experts agree China is undergoing a major deflationary spiral, and this move ironically contradicts the globalization from which it prospered.
1960
GUEST NAMES: Alan Tonelson, Gordon Chang
SUMMARY: China's sweeping curbs on rare earth exports are described as a desperate "hail mary" heave, risking severe economic damage, particularly given the collapse of its property bubble and external pressures. Experts agree China is undergoing a major deflationary spiral, and this move ironically contradicts the globalization from which it prospered.
1960
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