China Japanese tensions, page-4

....Its just a matter of time. Saving face,oil,memories of WW2 and preceeding mass murder.......
China is flexing and Japan is in the way with covert US backing..

US attitude to China is esesentally hostile but prostituted by "da money"
Similar to its attitude to Russia but without th degree of economic servitude.
US without economic servitude to China would be way more aggressive in eg South China Sea.

So how bad does it need to get before Chinese cutting of nose to spite face supply or politicized location specific affected Japanese demand is affected.
How bad does it need to get (worse than arresting a fishing boat skipper??) before strategic material supply is affected. Does Lynas embolden Japan re its REE supply. In spite of Chinese afforts Lynas survives. How ? Is the background Japanese support all about preparing for the not so distant future....

How bad does it need to get and what will happen to Lynas when the inevitable crunch occurs....Just my musings.