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The Chinese government has set up a new association for companies in the rare earth industry which will be tasked with promoting development and handling international trade disputes in the increasingly fractious sector. State-run Xinhua reported on Sunday that the body will feature 155 members including heavy weights such as …

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  1. John Smith 19 Gold badge
    WTF?

    China cuts back on mining for "environmental reasons."

    I think my BS detector is red-lining.

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  2. Muckminded

    "Rare" earths: they're everywhere

    and nowhere, like non-Japanese ninjas, in rock form.

    Anyway, an association comprised completely of insiders is called a monopoly. Or a joke.

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  3. Christoph

    Those fiendish orientals ...

    ... are actually daring to use the same tricks that we've been pulling for centuries! Haven't they heard of Intellectual Property?

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  4. Schultz
    Joke

    Darn Chinese!

    Weren't they supposed to produce cheaply? They will break the world economy -- just as we break the internet and before you know it'll be the dark ages again!

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  5. asdf
    FAIL

    China playing a dangerous game

    The fact is China has to be real careful here. Western Democracies have already proven they can withstand a massive downturn without full scale revolution (the PIIGS 3rd world club aside). The Chinese communist haven't. Trade wars tend to get in the way of economic growth.

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