In China, Illegal Rare Earth Mines Face Crackdown (Published 2010)

Song Zuokai, 81, says an illegal rare-earth mine is polluting his village’s fields and streams.Credit...Christie Johnston for The New York Times BAISHAZHEN, China � The elderly rice farmer was leading three outsiders into an illegal quarry to show them the gangster-run mine that has poisoned his village’s fields and streams. Suddenly, a blue Hyundai sport utility vehicle sped up to them in a cloud

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"Smuggling of rare earths to Vietnam, where Japanese traders have long been active, somewhat undermined the sanctions’ effectiveness, industry officials said. "

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中国南部、暴力団の運営するrare earth鉱山。彼らは、違法な採掘によって、麻薬売買にも匹敵する利益を上げている。長年、地方政府が見て見ぬふりをしてきた違法鉱山に対し、州政府と中央政府が取締を開始