After speaking with Frank Tang, I decided to go to Ganzhou and see the illegal mines with my own eyes. Apparently though, Ganzhou is like the Chinese version of Deadwood. The last thing I remember is talking to these two black guys from Detroit at this little dance club filled with Russians. One of them tells me they've been cheated by an agency who had promised them a gig in Beijing. I fear they'll never let us leave, one of them says. This is so awesome.
We continue our journey to the center of the cloud, by way of the earth: Rare Earth. China controls 95% of the market for the 17 Rare Earth elements that power our invisible technologies so your host decides to pay a visit to the Ganzhou region, to see the illegal mines in the with his own eyes.
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