For 100 years, one company controlled the diamond supply on earth. Then factories in a Chinese province most Americans have never heard of changed everything.
This video traces how Chinese industrial diamond factories dismantled a century-old monopoly, crashed wholesale prices by 95%, and destabilized the economies of entire nations.
Covered in this video: China’s Cold War era synthetic diamond program, CVD vs HPHT reactor technology, the Henan province supply chain, De Beers financial collapse, Botswana’s economic crisis, the American engagement ring market shift, lab grown resale values, and what this means for anyone buying or holding a diamond in 2026.
now do it with pc parts
if you dare
It’s already starting to happen with RAM, western ram suppliers are buying Chinese ram chips because the ones from western producers are becoming so expensive. Will take longer for cpu/gpus but I believe it will happen aswell
I did a bunch of research in this a while ago for a jewelry making hobby and ended up buying two diamonds from china, a 2ct and 1ct, at $100/ct. They are quite nice and well cut.
and still probably cost more than it should
it’s hillarious when you consider GE was the company that gave the chinese the know how for this…
Diamonds for everyone!
Diamond-tipped drills, diamond-tipped saws, diamond polishing, diamond everything!
Bourgeoisie in diamond-ripped tatters as they look for an alternative gemstone as affluence signal
I can finally have my Minecraft gear irl
Guys, guys, stop it. I already yearn to be Chinese. They could really share some of their basedness with the rest of us. Jk, I am quite contend with China absolutely smashing western dominance.
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
