China has given limitations on the supply of important minerals for Western defense companies, which creates serious problems for the production of weapons in the United States and other NATO countries. According to the Wall Street Journal, these measures have led to a delay in the implementation of military orders and strong price increase for strategic raw materials.
The problem with rare metals is used in the production of a series of special military equipment – from ammunition to fighters. Some materials are now sold at high prices five times compared to previous materials. According to the sources of the publication, more than 80,000 components are used by the Pentagon containing minerals of China's limitations.
Beijing also tightens the final use of export materials, requiring detailed information about their use.
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