Please answer the question based on the following passage. You need to choose one letter from the given options, A, B, C, or D, as the final answer, and provide an explanation for your choice. Your output format should be ###Answer: [your answer] ###Explanation: [your explanation]. ###Passage:Rare earth is a general term for a class of metals with less reserves and is widely used in cutting-edge technology and military industry.Most of the world's rare earths are produced in China.Since 1998, China has begun to reduce the amount of rare earth mining, control rare earth export quotas, and strengthen the concentration of the rare earth industry.In this regard, some countries accused China of monopolizing resources and were "greatly destructive" to other countries in the world, and demanded that China relax its control over the rare earth industry. ###Question:If any of the following statements is true, is it most appropriate to refute these countries' accusations against China? ###Options: (A)Rare earth is an important non-renewable strategic resource. (B)At present, per capita, China is already a country with relatively rare earth resources. (C)Since the 1980s, some places in China have over-exploited rare earths, causing serious waste of resources and great damage to the environment. (D)In 2009, China's rare earth reserves accounted for 36% of the national reserves, the United States accounted for 13%, Russia accounted for 19%, Australia accounted for 5.4%; China's output accounted for 97% of world output, the other three countries are zero. Your entire response should be in English, and in all capital letters.
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