China Tries to Stop Smuggling of Rare Earths as Shortages Loom Abroad

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China Tries to Stop Smuggling of Rare Earths as Shortages Loom Abroad

nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/china-rare-earth-smuggling.html

Police officers patrolling a rail line from China’s Guangxi region into Vietnam in 2020. Chinese smugglers have sometimes moved rare earth minerals through the mountain jungles along the border with Vietnam.

This story appeared on nytimes.com, 2025-06-04 13:34:10.