Maiden carrying neodymium and porcelain to an Asian peninsula (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

indo china

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(Other definitions for indo china that I've seen before include "Peninsula" , "somewhere in Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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