China's Trade Clout
Although China caught the world's attention in September by using trade as a bludgeon in suddenly cutting shipments of rare earth minerals to Japan, Beijing has been throwing its weight around for considerably longer, especially over the Tibetan religious leader the Dalai Lama.
The decision to cut back on rare earth shipments grew out of a fit of pique o…
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