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China Pushes South Korea to Stop Supplying US With Critical Rare Earth Products

Chinese and South Korean flags flutter in front of Tiananmen Rostrum on June 27, 2013 in Beijing, China. South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is on a four-day visit to China.

China has formally urged South Korean companies to stop shipping products containing Chinese-sourced rare earth minerals to US defense-related businesses, a move that could shake global supply chains and deepen the ongoing US-China trade dispute.

According to The Korea Economic Daily, at least two South Korean firms have received warnings from Chinese officials.

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