As tensions escalate between China and Japan, Beijing has issued an unprecedented order barring rare earth elements and other exports to Japan in response to comments made by Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Minister of Economic Security. Her words have been widely perceived as criticisms of Chinese military ambitions and actions and this ban from Beijing represents...
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