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AVZ slams Congo-KoBold deal over disputed lithium project
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China vows ‘zero tolerance’ for smuggling of critical minerals
China’s coordination office on export control highlighted recent cases of critical-mineral smuggling involving false declarations and transshipments through third countries.
China quietly issues 2025 rare earth quotas
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