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Beijing cracks down on smuggling of critical minerals

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China is mounting a coordinated crackdown on the smuggling of critical minerals.
On Monday, officials from 10 central government bodies convened in Hunan province for a “deployment meeting” on stemming illegal critical mineral flows.

Local officials from key provinces where strategic resources are ...