China is setting up an unprecedentedly large and wholly controlled global logistics group, with rare earths, the major export resource, at the core. This new layout would help the ruling regime enhance its dominance in the global supply chain and maintain a monopoly position inside and outside of China, an expert said. According to mouthpiece Xinhua media, newly established on Dec.6, China Logistics Group is a central enterprise under the direct supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, based on the integration of the former Railway Materials Group and Chengtong Group. The new group’s investors are comprised of China’s Eastern Airlines Group, COSCO Shipping Corp., and Merchants Group. Meanwhile, China Rare Earth Group has been approved to be established in eastern China’s Jiangxi province by the end of the year. It will consist of state-owned Minmetals Corp., Aluminum Corp., and Ganzhou Rare Earth Group quoted …