In the short term, there’s a shortage of gasoline; in the mid term, a shortage of oil; forever, a shortage of oil fields.

In the short term, there’s a shortage of traditional Chinese medicine; in the mid term, a shortage of traditional Chinese doctors; forever, a shortage of health.
In the short term, there’s a shortage of pork; in the mid term, a shortage of feed; forever, a shortage of sows.
In the short term, there’s a shortage of Moutai; in the mid term, a shortage of base liquor; forever, a shortage of aged liquor.
In the short term, there’s a shortage of batteries; in the mid term, a shortage of lithium ore; forever, a shortage of green power.
In the short term, there’s a shortage of houses; in the mid term, a shortage of cement; forever, a shortage of land.