Global trove of rare earth metals found in Japan’s deep-sea mud

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or PRC loses one of it's few advantages

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[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

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[dead0man]

All of Japan is actually Chinese!  Problem solved.

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Plenty of countries have rare earths, the problem is they can't compete with Chinese environmental standards and labor costs. It's a good idea to extract it for domestic use to decrease Chinese leaverage but don't expect it to bite into China's market share.