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You decide to focus on protecting America’s trade and clean energy interests for three reasons:

  1. If the graphite miners go on strike, it will hurt U.S. graphite imports.
  2. Without graphite, the United States cannot develop the new solar battery, which would hurt U.S. clean energy goals.
  3. A disruption to the graphite trade will hurt Myca’s economy and further destabilize a country already suffering from the hurricane crisis.

In general, nations that trade with each other do not go to war with each other. Trade is a tool of peace.

— U.S. trade representative

Without Mycan graphite for the solar battery, America’s clean energy plan will be severely compromised.

— Environmental Protection Agency official

We pay top dollar for graphite, maybe too much. I suspect most of the money ends up in some official’s pocket due to corruption.

— Silicon Valley executive
Aerial view of shipping containers under a bridge