China arrests 2 Japanese Fuji Electric workers over rare earths: Sources

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China arrests 2 Japanese Fuji Electric workers over rare earths: Sources

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Chinese authorities arrested two Japanese workers from Fuji Electric amidst heightened Sino-Japanese tensions. Beijing has implemented stricter export controls on rare earth materials, a critical resource in technology manufacturing.

Beijing has tightened export controls on rare earths amid heightened Sino-Japanese tensions.

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