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China offers rewards for reporting rare earth export control violations

China offers rewards for reporting rare earth export control violations
South China Morning Post Wednesday 24 June 2026, 12:07 UTC By Xiaofei Xu 1 min read
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Beijing is sharpening the tools it uses to police rare earth and other strategic mineral exports, announcing fresh measures that will reward companies and individuals for reporting suspected violations. The announcement came on Wednesday, the same day Tokyo confirmed that two of its nationals had been detained in China over alleged attempts to smuggle rare earth-related goods out of the country. “Any organisation or individual has the right to report conduct suspected of violating relevant...

Beijing is sharpening the tools it uses to police rare earth and other strategic mineral exports, announcing fresh measures that will reward companies and individuals for reporting suspected violations. The announcement came on Wednesday, the same day Tokyo confirmed that two of its nationals had been detained in China over alleged attempts to smuggle rare earth-related goods out of the country. “Any organisation or individual has the right to report conduct suspected of violating relevant laws... [Image text:] 21 39 57 58 59 60 Sc La Ce Pr Nd Scandium Yttrium Lanthanum Cerium Praseodymlum Neodymium 44.955912 88.90 138.9055 140.116 140.907 144.24 61 62 63 64 65 66 Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium 145 150.40 151.964 157.25 158.925 162.5 67 68 69 70 71 Er Ho Tm Yb Lu Erbium Thulium Hoimium Ytterbium Lutetium 164.93033 167.26 168.93 173.05 174.9668
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