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China accuses foreign spies of trying to steal REEs

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China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has accused foreign intelligence agencies of attempting to “steal” Chinese rare earth element (REE) products.

The allegation, made via MSS’s official WeChat last Friday, suggests unnamed operatives have colluded with Chinese “lawbreakers.”

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