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Well, currency isn't the only item up for debate between the U.S. and China.
貨幣並不是美國與中國之間唯一爭論的主題，

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Beijing denies it has restricted the export of rare earth minerals to the U.S. and Europe,
北京否認限制對歐美出口稀土礦，

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and also denies that supplies have been cut to Japan.
也否認削減了對日本的供應。

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But as Kyung Lah reports, importers in Japan say after a spat between Tokyo and Beijing, their supplies have dwindled. 
但根據景蘭報導，日本進口商表示，在中日爆發衝突後，他們的供應量就逐漸減少了。

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It looks like ordinary dirt, but this is rare earth, some of the key elements in virtually every high-tech item you own.
這看起來像一般的泥土，但這是稀土，這種關鍵成分幾乎存在於你擁有的每一件高科技產品中。

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Every single cell phone uses rare earth materials?
每一支手機都會用到稀土物料？

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That's right.
沒錯。　

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Every single cell phone in the world?
世界上的每一支手機？

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Indeed.
真的是這樣。

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Shigeo Nakamura is the president of a trading company that brings in rare earth materials to Japan.
中村繁夫是把稀土物料運到日本的貿易公司董事長。

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More than 90 percent of the globe's rare earths are supplied by China.
全球百分之九十以上的稀土都是由中國供應。

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Late September, Nakamura says his supply was cut off.
九月底，中村說他的供貨被切斷了。

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You're not seeing anything?
你什麼都找不到？

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No.
找不到。

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Nothing?
什麼都沒有？

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Nothing.
什麼都沒有。

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If China stop[s] the supply of the raw material, then you will not use the mobile phone
如果中國停止供應這項原物料，那你就沒有行動電話可以用，

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and you will not see the TV, and you will not see any refrigerator.
也沒有電視可以看，也看不到任何冰箱了。

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Rare earth elements are a part of any high-tech assembly line.
稀土元件是所有高科技裝配線上的一部分。

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They are used in flat-screen TVs and other electronics,
他們被用在平板電視和其他電子產品中，

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and magnetize the hard drives of computers and the motors of hybrid cars,
以及將電腦硬碟和油電車的引擎磁化，

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namely, the Prius -- all items Japan produces and exports around the world, items that drive Japan's economy. 
例如 Prius——所有日本生產和出口到世界各地的品項，這些也是驅動日本經濟的產品。

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In September, in the wake of a collision at sea between a Chinese fishing vessel and the Japan coast guard,
九月時，在中國漁船與日本海岸防衛隊發生衝突後，

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multiple Japanese rare earth importers tell CNN that China dramatically slowed exports.
多位日本的稀土進口商向 CNN 透露中國大幅暫緩了出口。

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China denies it stopped exports in retaliation.
中國否認以中止出口作為報復。

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Beijing has been curbing international exports for the last few years amid concerns about supply and growing demand.
儘管外界對供應量感到憂慮，加上需求增加，過去幾年來北京方面卻一直在抑制國際出口。

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Economist Jun Inoue says this may be coincidence,
經濟學家井上潤表示這也許是巧合，

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but noted the Chinese government has the ability to flex its political muscle in the world economy. 
但也注意到中國政府能夠在世界經濟中施展政治影響力。

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There's a risk that issues that haven't surfaced before could come up as a problem with China in the future, Says Inoue.
「過去未曾浮上檯面的議題，未來卻可能變成與中國之間的問題，會有這樣的風險，」

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Rare earth made us realize this risk again. We're reminded with this incident that the so-called China risk could happen in reality.
井上表示：「稀土再次讓我們領悟到這個風險，這個事件提醒了我們，所謂的中國風險可能在現實中發生。」

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China risk -- meaning relying too heavily on a country whose communist government can rapidly affect the world economy.  
「中國風險」是指太過依賴其共產政府能迅速影響世界經濟的國家。

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U.S. rare earth mines are now working to increase production. Japan is exploring new mines in other countries.
美國的稀土礦場目前正在努力增加產量。日本則在開拓其他國家的新礦藏。

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But it will take years before these mines will effectively diversify China's supply.
但這些礦脈能夠有效擴大中國之外的供應源還要花好幾年的時間。

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Shigeo Nakamura believes he'll see his China supply resume, because China profits so heavily from the rare earth exports.
中村繁夫相信他會看到中國恢復供應，因為中國靠稀土出口所得的獲利非常大。

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He just hopes it happens soon.
他只希望能盡快有轉機。

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If it continue[s] the one year or two years, it's quite difficult.
如果這種情況持續一年或二年，那就很棘手了。

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China vehemently denies it's halted exports of rare earths to any country.
中國強烈否認暫停了對任何國家的稀土出口。

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In a statement to CNN, the government says, "China will continue to provide rare earth to the rest of the world"
在一份發給 CNN 的聲明中，中國政府表示「中國將持續供應稀土給世界其他國家，」

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but adds this: "China will also continue to implement restrictive measures on the mining, production and export of rare earth."
但補充道：「中國也將持續對稀土的開採、生產和出口實施限制性的措施。」

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And that needs to be done, says Beijing, to protect exhaustible resources.
北京方面還說，這是保護耗竭性資源的必要手段。