China's Island Patrols, Reported Embargo On 'Rare Earth' Elements, Irritate Japan -- Christian Science MonitorChina has sent security patrols near hotly disputed East China Sea islets and reportedly embargoed 'rare earth' elements to Japan. Tokyo is entering talks with Washington on how to respond.
Japan protested Monday against the presence of Chinese patrol boats near disputed islets that were recently at the center of the worst feud between the two Asian powers in years.
The feud, along with anti-Japan protests in several Chinese cities over the weekend and China's reported embargo on exports of so-called "rare earths" to Japan, show that relations between the two nations remain testy and threaten to bring the United States into the dispute.
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