Elon Musk's appetite for Samarium is causing serious geopolitical friction and threatening Malaysia's sovereignty.
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@sundogplanets An agreement signed with #ElonMusk in #Beijing on 30 May 2023 for the supply of #Samarium , a #RareEarthElement essential for #Space #Communications , has prompted People's Republic of #China Ministry of Natural Resources to redraw its Standard Map to include a large part of #Malaysia territorial waters near #Sabah and #Sarawak , whose seabed contains abundant deposits of #Samarium .
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