China critical to America metals supply

During his first year, President Trump has been globetrotting attempting ink trade deals, repair tattered relationships, and attract manufacturing back to America.

However, no mission has been more crucial than his recent trip to South Korea, Japan and China. Behind the bluster of new “reciprocal” tariffs was the simple fact that China is not only a manufacturing, trading and military challenge but it is our primary supplier of strategic metals.

Not only is America short of RARE minerals, but metals such as iron, copper and aluminum. Weaning ourselves from foreign critical metals suppliers is...