Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190530:17:44:00
Output added more than 100 tons over the last few years. the united states on the other end sort of at the bottom of this list, 1.4 metric -- million metric tons. let's talk about this more with jake ward. ja jake, why does china dominate the market? >> they decided more than a decade ago that it was a strategic asset having all these rare earth minerals they knew would put them in a dominant position to govern the manufacture of everything from missile technology, guidance systems and magnets to the touch screens that we use on you are on iphone. they knew that they would be in charge of all ...