China

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2000s
became a major steel consumer- consumed 25% of all steel (for major construction such as Three Gorges Dam
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2014
10 million tonnes of copper consumed for national grid
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Economic growth
slowed by 6.9% in 2015
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metals stockpiled in china
shifted from net importer to net exporter
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REE- began production in 1980
overtook USA as a leader producer due to low prices
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REE- by 2010
restricted imports to ensure enough
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