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China Turned Its Rare-Earth Grip Into a Weapon. Japan's Defense Industry Is the Test Case.
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China Turned Its Rare-Earth Grip Into a Weapon. Japan's Defense Industry Is the Test Case.

Beijing doubled its export-control blacklist of Japanese defense and dual-use firms to 80 entities on June 29, weaponizing the rare-earth and component supply chain the drone age runs on, with Tokyo's own unmanned-systems makers among the first cut off.

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