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Rare earth rock-blocking

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China wants to protect its dominance in the global rare earth supply chain. 

That’s the cue we picked up from the new export control catalog of the Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), released on December 21. 

What caught our eye: Policymakers...