In 2010, China weaponized rare earths against Japan.

Last week Trump said, Nobody has ever seen anything like this.... But he says this a lot. What it really means is, don't blame him for screwing up.

Somebody wasn't paying attention. And unfortunately for the USA, somebody started a trade war without being adequately prepared or fully considering the repercussions.

Now somebody is most likely going to have to surrender and declare victory.