The Rare Metal Stock at the Heart of United States-China Technology Rivalry
The ground beneath Case Lake in northeastern Ontario houses a critical mineral that may form the heart of one of the most pressing North American security issues of the century.
At stake is nothing less than potential global technological dominance. North
The critical mineral is cesium (Cs), and its discovery and potential for development has become a battleground between Canada and the U.S. on one hand, and China on the other.
America has no cesium of its own. Those known cesium deposits around the world have either been depleted or the mines have been rendered inoperable—and when they were operable, China maintained control of them all, one way or another.
Without cesium, the U.S. likely cannot win the 5G race—a race that may be the determining factor for technological superiority. Without cesium, there might be no aircraft guidance systems. No global positioning satellites. No internet or cellular telephone transmissions. Everything from the IT industry and health care to the military-industrial complex is severely impacted, making this a critical national security issue.
And China maintains its ambitions, with help from Huawei, to win the 5G race.
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