Toward Decline
There’s value in supply-chain knowledge. China wants to control it - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
GNews: critical minerals·2026-06-14China EconomyP3: Industrial BaseP5: Strategic DecouplingP1: Resource Sovereignty
Why it matters
China's strategic control over global supply chains—particularly critical materials, semiconductors, and industrial inputs—directly threatens Australian industrial autonomy and resource sovereignty. This dynamic undermines pillar 3 (Industrial Base) and pillar 5 (Decoupling), forcing Australia to accelerate domestic manufacturing and alternative supply partnerships or face supply-chain vulnerability in a crisis.
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