China's outbound shipments of rare earths in May jumped 23% on the month to their highest in a year, though Beijing's export curbs on some of the critical minerals halted some overseas sales, with shortages rippling through global manufacturing.

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China, the world's largest producer of rare earth minerals, reported a significant 23% increase in exports in May compared with April, despite the implementation of export curbs on certain critical minerals,