1. What exports has the Chinese government halted, as of April 3rd?

2. What percent of the world's heavy rare earths are processed in China?

3. What countries are included in China's export ban?

4. What products/industries rely on the rare earth metals and magnets China has stopped exporting?

5. In what year and with what country did China suspend the export of heavy rare earths?

6. a) How is the Trump administration responding to China's rare earth export ban this time?
b) Define friend-shoring.

7. List four actions the Trump administration has taken to address China's monopoly on rare earths.

8. How does Drew Horn contradict unnamed 'experts' estimate on how long it would take to get rare earth processing facilities running?

9. Watch the video under "Resources." How important do you think it is for the U.S. to be able to speed up the regulations to be able to process rare earth metals here? (and to mine our own rare earths)?

10. President Trump has emphasized the need for the U.S. to manufacture critical products in America (including "advanced sectors like autos, shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, transport equipment, technology products, machine tools, and basic and fabricated metals")
Ask a parent: how important do you think it is for the U.S. to move vital/critical manufacturing to the U.S.? Do you support President Trump's attempts to do so - or do you think there is a better way to go about it?