>"Rare earth elements have become geopolitical dynamite. According to a new analysis by consultancy McKinsey & Company, up to four million jobs in Germany are on the line if top supplier China imposes a permanent export ban. >These critical minerals are indispensable to Germany’s high-tech economy: they’re used in precision sensors, specialized magnets, and control systems essential to engineering, defense, communications, and aerospace. Without them, a significant share of the country’s industrial value creation would grind to a halt. >McKinsey’s analysis, cited byHandelsblatt (https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/rohstoffe-in-deutschland-haengen-eine-million-jobs-von-seltenen-erden-ab/100161754.html?utm_term=organisch&utm_campaign=standard&utm_medium=sm&utm_content=ne&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1760289125), puts the risk in stark numbers: one million jobs in core technology sectors could be directly threatened if supply lines collapse. These industries generate about €150 billion in annual value added — the beating heart of German innovation and manufacturing."
maybe europe shouldn't have tried to steal that chinese company? remains to be seen i guess