The companies have bitterly opposed the latter rule, saying there is global overcapacity of smelters, which in any case cost hundreds of millions and take years to build.

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China has seen how a collapse in Hong Kong's property market fuelled anti-government sentiment that prompted hundreds of thousands to take to the streets two years ago.

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