Had a chat with a Chinese friend and according to him this is the situation in China and why the rare earth retardation is happening. Take it with a grain of salt because this is just anon telling you that someone he knows told him.
>Xi is currently engaged in an internal fight for his life against a rival faction led by the head of the Army. Xi had been planning to drum up enough support to be declared Regent for Life aka "Great Leader". This seems unlikely as the opposing faction is outmaneuvering him. He went to ex General Secretary Hu Jintao last week seeking support, and was told very publicly to fuck off with a detailed list of why.
>The top general is further maneuvering to make Xi seem weak and pathetic. It's unclear if the global trade demands are from Xi trying to seem strong or the General's faction meddling with geo-political affairs trying to trigger a reaction from Trump and weaken Xi's reputation internally.
>Regardless it has caused Trump to tell Xi to fuck off and raise tarrifs, triggering a death spiral for Chinese manufacturing, and further to cancel the big meeting with Xi next week.
>Xi's not looking very strong politically and his support structure is close to collapsing
>None of this is a good thing as should General Sum Dum Fuk take over he will likely attack Taiwan. He's been the one pushing the envelope. Rumor is he attempted to invade back in 2023 under the guise of a War Game. Xi pulled the rug out from them. Xi had been rolling up the Generals friends for corruption. But now Xi's Generals are getting assassinated weakening his influence on the PLA.
