US Export-Import Bank

The provided news articles focus on the Trump administration's initiative to create a $12 billion strategic minerals stockpile, dubbed "Project Vault." This project aims to reduce U.S. reliance on China for critical minerals essential for hi-tech manufacturing. The stockpile is intended to safeguard American businesses and workers from potential shortages and counter China's dominance in the processing and supply of these metals, which could be used as leverage in trade negotiations. The initiative involves a public-private partnership to build a large commercial stockpile of these minerals. The articles do not mention the US Export-Import Bank, so its relevance to this specific initiative cannot be determined based on the provided information.