A war with China in near future?

 Washington Post:

U.S. general warns troops that war with China is possible in two years

Gen. Michael Minihan cited presidential elections in both Taiwan and the United States in 2024 as part of his rationale.

The war would likely follow an attack by the Chicoms on Taiwan.  I do not think Biden is ready for such a war.  He has been selling them oil from the US strategic petroleum reserves and resisting efforts by the new GOP House to block such sales.  If there is a possible war in the near future with China, it would be important to have the SPR full. 

See, also:

China doesn't need to sell a single car in the US to dominate the American electric car market

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Even if it doesn't dominate the US car-buying market, China can play a starring role by leaning on its control of so much of the global EV battery supply chain, including raw materials, processing, cell manufacturing, and more.

China controlled about 75% of all battery cell manufacturing capacity and 90% of battery anode and electrolyte production in 2022, according to BloombergNEF. As it stands, US automakers like GM and Tesla have been reliant on companies in China, like giant CATL, for their battery needs.

Even as the US shores up more minerals extraction here and the US battery-making industry grows, much of these materials are still sent to China for processing, and China is still expected to control a majority of the production capacity in 2027, per BloombergNEF.
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A war with China would put a crimp in the Democrats' Big Green agenda. 

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