‘What happens if China controls mineral supply chains?’: Witness drops bombshell as Smucker grills

Whoever controls critical minerals could control the future of strategic technology, a witness warned during a U.S. House hearing as Lloyd Smucker grilled experts on China’s dominance. The hearing examined China’s grip on critical minerals, rare earth processing, technology supply chains, semiconductors, AI data centers, defense and America’s economic security. Watch the full exchange on the U.S.-China critical minerals race, China’s rare earth dominance, mineral supply chains and the growing push to secure America’s strategic resources.