
China denies blocking rare earth exports to Japan
China on Thursday denied a report that it had blocked exports of rare earth minerals to Japan amid a row between the regional heavyweights over a Chinese boat captain detained in disputed waters.
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China on Thursday denied a report that it had blocked exports of rare earth minerals to Japan amid a row between the regional heavyweights over a Chinese boat captain detained in disputed waters.
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