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Rare earth elements are needed to create high-tech products like smartphones and electric cars. China has come to dominate global rare earth production by investing in mining and processing without enforcing adequate environmental safeguards. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
The results are jarring: in mineral-intense regions of China, poisoned water and soil have caused abnormal disease rates in so-called "cancer villages" from which impoverished residents cannot afford to move. Below, a rare earth mine in Baiyunebo.
Beijing has said it is cracking down on illegal mining. But in some areas, villagers protest that the state-owned companies are as bad as illegal activities, if not worse, because they can poison the ground and air with the support of local authorities. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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Rare earth elements are needed to create high-tech products like smartphones and electric cars. China has come to dominate global rare earth production by investing in mining and processing without enforcing adequate environmental safeguards. lat.ms/2LNbcQN
The results are jarring: in mineral-intense regions of China, poisoned water and soil have caused abnormal disease rates in so-called "cancer villages" from which impoverished residents cannot afford to move. Below, a rare earth mine in Baiyunebo 📸: AP lat.ms/2LNbcQN
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The second Democratic presidential debate kicks off tomorrow evening in Detroit. Have questions about the debates? We’ve got answers ⬇️ lat.ms/2ywWTYh
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Thread on China's new defense white paper, China's National Defense in the New Era. This WP has just been released by the @chinascio. Press conference is happening now.

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There's a paper & by that I mean 197 pages of it on the Global Value Chain written by the World Bank (used to work there on FDI) in collaboration w/ the WTO, JETRO, Chinese academics etc. Rest assure a lot of resources are devoted to it. Have a read👇🏻

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