China is tightening its grip on the world’s minerals
To decarbonise the global economy and build the data centres needed for ever smarter artificial-intelligence models, the ...
Beijing orders Chinese miners to report more of their overseas reserves
Amid tensions with US, Ministry of Commerce expands list of mineral resources that must be declared to include rare earths, ...
Biden Administration Adds 37 Chinese Companies to Forced Labor List
The administration announced it would penalize its largest-ever batch of companies linked to Xinjiang, including major ...
Export-Import Bank launches initiative to counter China’s mineral dominance
The federal government is launching an initiative to support foreign minerals projects that exclude China as part of an ...
Chinese scientists discover mushroom-shaped crystal growth pattern in Chang’e-5 lunar samples
Mushroom-shaped crystal growth pattern in Chang'e-5 lunar samples Photo: Courtesy of Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, ...
Canada floats defence purchases and critical minerals alliance to deter Trump tariffs
Canada is open to buying more US military hardware and forging a deeper critical minerals alliance with its southern neighbour, the country’s energy minister has said, as Ottawa lobbies to persuade ...
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Critical minerals, waning Western influence a focus of Chinese FM’s African tour, analysts say
Critical minerals and oil, a renewed focus on the Atlantic coast, and the West’s loss of influence in the Sahel are some of the reasons analysts believe Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has ...