Apple & MP Materials just inked a $500 million deal to secure U.S.-made rare earth magnets.
A Texas factory. American workers. No China.
A thread on the end of Chinese dominance 🧵
2/ The deal comes on the heels of the Pentagon's announcement that it is taking a 15% stake in MP Materials, to spur development of a complete U.S. rare earth elements supply chain: mining AND refining.
🚨 @SecRubio Calls On China to Abide by Hague Court Ruling on South China Sea 🚨
9 years ago, the court told China: You don’t own the South China Sea.
China’s answer? Ramming boats, spraying water cannons, and building military bases anyway.
Now Rubio's calling them out.🧵
@SecRubio 2/ On the ruling’s anniversary, Sec. of State Marco Rubio demanded China abide by international law and end its aggression in the South China Sea.
The ruling was unanimous.
China lost.
It’s still defying the world.
@SecRubio 3/ What’s at stake?
🔹 $3.4 trillion in annual trade
🔹 Maritime rights of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia
🔹 Global freedom of navigation
And China is trying to erase all of it with one fake map.