Dossier
2010 maritime collision incident
Coverage of 2010 maritime collision incident in the Nexus archive.
- China and Japan aren’t talking. Will their rare earth trade go quiet?
China's export controls on rare earth elements during its trade war with the US prompted a temporary truce, but Japan, which faced similar restrictions in 2010 after a maritime incident, is now concerned about potential disruptions in rare earth trade with China. Current tensions between China and Japan over rare earth shipments echo past conflicts.