What’s at stake in Trump’s China negotiations: Shortages of cars, electronics and MRIs

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What’s at stake in Trump’s China negotiations: Shortages of cars, electronics and MRIs

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Call it a “chip shortage on steroids.” That’s how one expert told CNN the auto industry is describing a possible shortage of rare-earth elements — minerals that are now center stage in the global trade war. Running low on those minerals could recall the pandemic-era chip shortage that jacked up car prices, used and new, across America. China has a virtual monopoly on those 17 metallic elements, which are critical co…