Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a power move Monday that should have Beijing sweating – hosting a high-stakes summit with G7 finance ministers plus Australia and India to finally tackle China's stranglehold on critical minerals that America desperately needs.
This isn't just another Washington gabfest, Patriots. This is about breaking the Chinese Communist Party's death grip on the rare earth elements and critical minerals that power everything from our military weapons systems to the batteries in electric vehicles. For too long, China has weaponized their control over these resources, and the Trump administration is saying 'enough is enough.'
As foreign policy expert Dr. J. Peter Pham noted on social media, Bessent brought together the major democratic powers – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, Australia, and India – specifically to address "critical minerals and rare earth element supply chains now dominated by China." That's the kind of coalition-building that gets results, not the weak-kneed diplomacy we saw from the Biden regime.
The Treasury Department announced that Secretary Bessent "expressed his optimism that nations will pursue prudent derisking over decoupling" – which is Trump administration speak for 'we're going to smartly reduce our dependence on China without destroying our economies in the process.'
Strategic Independence, Not Globalist Dependency
This summit represents everything the America First agenda stands for. Instead of remaining dependent on a hostile communist regime for materials essential to our national security and economic prosperity, we're building partnerships with actual allies who share our values of freedom and free markets.
The timing couldn't be better. As Trump pushes for American energy dominance and brings manufacturing back home, securing reliable sources of critical minerals outside of China's control becomes absolutely crucial. These aren't just economic discussions – they're national security imperatives.
News outlets like NTD News highlighted the significance of bringing Australia and India into the G7 discussion, recognizing that defeating China's mineral monopoly requires thinking bigger than traditional Western alliances.
While the mainstream media will probably downplay this as routine diplomacy, Patriots know better. This is the Trump administration methodically dismantling decades of foolish dependence on our biggest geopolitical rival. The question is: will our allies have the backbone to follow through, or will they cave to Chinese economic pressure when things get tough?