The Chinese government is stepping up control over the country’s rare earth supply, key elements needed to develop advanced military technology. In early September, Beijing released guidelines to help facilitate mergers and acquisitions of the rare earth sector and enhance the consolidation of this strategic industry under Chinese state-owned enterprises (www.gov.cn; No. 27 [2010]). Chinese […]

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