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Li Qiang visits China’s heavy rare earths hub

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Premier Li Qiang wants to make sure that China holds on to its dominance in rare earth elements (REE). On February 9 and 10, Li checked out China's REE industry in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. Why it matters: Ganzhou is the world’s most important source of heavy REE, with ion-adsorption clay deposits that supp...