‘China Bill’ Will Make America More Dependent, Not Less

A loader shifts soil containing rare earth minerals to be loaded at a port in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu Province, for export to Japan. China controls the world’s supply of rare earth minerals. STR/AFP via Getty Images

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This year’s Winter Olympics, usually a time of international cooperation and friendly competition, are tainted by tensions unfolding between communist China and the Western world. The ambiance is eerily reminiscent of the Cold War, with diplomatic boycotts, questionable disqualifications, and now anti-China legislation flying.