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BEIJING -- China's rare-earth resources belong to the state, the government said in a new regulation that will take effect Oct. 1.
"No organization or individual may encroach upon or destroy rare-earth resources," according to the text of the regulation published Saturday, which says its aim is to "ensure national resource security and industrial security."