>China has rolled out an interim regulation on rare-earth mining, smelting and separation, requiring enterprises to establish a traceability system to record the flow of rare-earth products and upload the data every month to a government-run tracking platform.
>The regulation, jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), is aimed at strengthening total volume control for rare-earth mining and processing, covering both domestic extraction, including rare-earth mineral products, and smelting of minerals obtained through mining, imports, or processing of other ores, such as monazite concentrates.
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>He Yongqian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, said on July 10, 2025, that China had already launched a special operation to combat smuggling of strategic minerals, while continuing to process legitimate export applications for civilian use.
>To prevent illegal outflows, China launched a special operation in May this year targeting the smuggling of strategic minerals, said He, noting that as a responsible major country, China considers other nations' civilian needs for strategic minerals and approves export licenses that meet legal requirements.
>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202508/1341520.shtml
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