By rapidly expanding its growth across Indonesia, a country that sits on a vast nickel ore supply, China has been able to dominate the market for critical minerals that the U.S. needs to produce EVs — an issue for any "Made in America" agenda, especially one laid out by President Joe Biden’s administration.
According to the Wall Street Journal, China’s moving in on Indonesia’s nickel supply "is a blow to U.S. efforts to lessen American firms’ dependency on China," with the Biden administration being largely outpaced.