What’s the message from China? After Xi and his top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, visited a rare earths facility on May 20, analysts speculated that the strategic materials could be weaponized as trade tensions escalate. Then came a salvo of tough talk in Chinese media including the flagship People’s Daily on May 29, which included a rarely used, loaded phrase that means “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/rare-earths-the-u-s-china-trade-war-and-your-phone-quicktake $UURAF