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Group says illegal rare earth mining by Chinese jumps in Myanmar Group says illegal rare earth mining by Chinese jumps in Myanmar News from Japan العربية Русский Illegal rare earth mining by Chinese companies in an area in Myanmar's northern Kachin State that borders China has increased sharply since a February coup, a local environmental group has said. The development has prompted speculation that as the military takeover's impact on the Southeast Asian country's economy deepens amid sanctions imposed by Western countries, the military may be allowing such mining in a bid to fund its activities. The area in question...
