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1. China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider in latest curbs
Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence sector and a leading semiconductor data analysis provider, marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States.
2. China says foreigners are using its rare earth exports…