Rare Earth by Paul Mason – review

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Rare Earth by Paul Mason – review

The first novel from Newsnight’s economics editor is an enjoyable romp through ChinaIt’s a conspiracy theorist’s dream. One nation holds most of the planet’s supply of “rare earths”, the metals and alloys key to building many of the developed world’s must-have items, including mobile phones, computers, cameras and precision missiles.