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    Japan condemns China’s dual-use export ban as rare earth curbs loom

    Asia’s top two economies embroiled in biggest dispute in years China’s ban latest response to Japan PM’s Taiwan remarks Beijing weighing broader rare earth curbs, state media says Japanese automakers at risk if restrictions expanded TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japan called China’s ban on dual-use exports for its military “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday, amid…

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    Venezuela's crude oil exports

      US oil refiners win, Chinese rivals lose in Trump’s Venezuela strike

      LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to swiftly reroute the country’s oil exports back toward the United States – and away from China. That will give U.S. refiners an immediate boost, but President Donald Trump’s plans to revive production in the Latin American country may…

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        South Korea’s Lee begins China state visit after North fires missiles

        SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung began a state visit to China on Sunday, hoping to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula hours after rival North Korea launched ballistic missiles. The visit, Lee’s first to China since taking office in June, comes amid heightened global tensions after Pyongyang’s aggressive display,…

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        U.S. strikes Venezuelan capital

          World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela

          Jan 3 (Reuters) – Following are reactions to Saturday’s U.S. strikes on Venezuela. FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON “The transition to come must be peaceful, democratic, and respectful of the will of the Venezuelan people. We hope that President Edmundo González Urrutia, elected in 2024, will be able to ensure this transition as quickly as possible,”…

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