China has a stranglehold on crucial materials our Defense Department relies on in finished products. The past couple years have taught the experts exactly “how important the international supply chain is to national security.” Everything from protective gear for the healthcare workers to microchips to potato chips was affected. Shortages in supplies and food “led to widespread disruption across the U.S. and its Western allies.”
China has Biden by the throat
Uncle Sam is being held by throat and China is the one strangling him. Our “national security supply chain is far more than just a military matter — it is expected to include keeping a country’s economy and society healthy.”
As Imperial Leader Joe Biden admitted in the face of a crippling baby formula shortage, “If parents cannot feed their children, nothing else matters.”
China happens to be “responsible for around 30 percent of global manufacturing output.” That doesn’t sound like a scary statistic until you factor in that the communists rank numero uno in “terms of share of global output in 16 of 22 tracked categories, and second in six others.” That means the Chinese produce “parts and materials that keep American factories and defense assets going.”
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For decades they have been obviously been using “trade as a strategic weapon, targeting supply chains to force countries to adhere to its geopolitical goals.” That’s why Donald Trump was so big on “America First.” We all know where that got him.
It’s easy to stop the flow of food, just allege pest contamination. Holding back the grocery deliveries is only one avenue of control China holds over other nations.
“Other commodities are also used to punish countries, such as the export of construction sand to Taiwan in 2022, in response to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the country.” When Nancy crossed the red line, Xi told Taiwan to “pound sand.” Literally. If they want any to build things with, they need to produce their own.
Indirect exposure threat
The threat to America’s critical item supply chain isn’t one coming directly from Xi Jinping. We get things from safer places but they, in turn rely on Beijing for supplies.
Even if what they get from the CCP isn’t used directly in the manufacturing, shutting off something crucial to the country could discourage them from making parts for American missiles. UK think-tank Evenstar Institute revealed “how much influence China has over third-party countries that are vital for the West’s supply chain.”
Take Cambodia, for instance, they’re “almost a client state of China.” They also make uniforms for British soldiers. The nation is “a critical supplier of components and raw materials to countries that are vital for Western interests.”
CHINA FILES: Jack Posobiec takes a look at the supply chain issues that could occur in the United States if there was a conflict with China over Taiwan, noting that China would likely increase the supply of fentanyl. pic.twitter.com/IT8l3jzWTl
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) January 8, 2023
In 2021, “Lithuania allowed the opening of a Taiwan Representative Office, which Beijing objected to through direct sanctions on the Baltic state. When these sanctions did little to change the decision of the Lithuanian government, China moved to target German firms that sourced components from Lithuania.” They get you one way or another.
Another thing most people don’t realize is that China has a stranglehold on the global shipping industry. They even own the American freight ports of Seattle and Los Angeles.
“This provides China with a round-the-clock presence in the global maritime domain, and therefore immense potential influence over the flow of goods, including those in the U.S. national security supply chain.” They didn’t raise a sweat seizing a cargo of nine Singaporean Armed Forces Terrex armored vehicles in Hong Kong, “apparently as a punitive measure following their participation in military exercises in Taiwan.“
