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HEADLINE: China's Rare Earth Threat and Trump's Unacknowledged Win GUEST NAME: Liz Peek SUMMARY:Liz Peek discusses US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's harsh critique of China's rare earth threats, viewing it as confirmation of Beijing's failing export-d

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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HEADLINE: China's Rare Earth Threat and Trump's Unacknowledged Win GUEST NAME: Liz Peek SUMMARY:Liz Peek discusses US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's harsh critique of China's rare earth threats, viewing it as confirmation of Beijing's failing export-driven economy and desperation. She notes the US vulnerability due to dependence on China for rare earth processing. Domestically, the failure of subprime auto loan lenders signals stress in the private credit market and consumer weakness. Peek also highlights the reluctance of Democrats and the left to acknowledge President Trump's success in achieving the Gaza ceasefire.

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This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor.

0:38.2

The American economy, the global economy, I welcome Elizabeth Peek of the Hill economists of Fox News Economist, Lizpeak.com. Where to find Liz's columns. All of them gathered together this

0:43.5

morning. We begin with a headline in London, a headline that is as threatening as you're

0:49.1

going to imagine. Bessent slams China, who is Scott Bessent, the secretary of the treasury, was a reputation

0:57.0

of being a market whisperer and a very diplomatic man.

1:01.5

Bessent slams China, colon, the quote, they want to pull everybody else down with them,

1:07.4

end quote.

1:08.9

The explanation from the F.T. U.S. Treasury Secretary tells F.T. that Beijing's

1:15.0

export controls are, quote, a sign of how weak their economy is. Liz, a very good evening to you.

1:23.0

This is rough talk from a man whose reputation is the opposite. However, he is not inaccurate. He's being

1:31.3

candid here. The economy in China is broken. No one knows if it can be fixed short of a Japanification,

1:38.5

which could last a decade. These are not revelations. Everybody carries with them all the time, although there's gameplay. However, now Bessent is throwing it back at the Chinese. If you're going to withhold or make it difficult or interrupt the supply chain of rarers, we're going to tell the truth to the American people and the world. Do you believe that we've hit a full stop here, or is this, in your regard, something

2:04.3

that can be walked around?

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