A new China minerals law gives Beijing a legal lever over strategic metals, raising the stakes in Africa, where it already dominates mining and refining.
AFRICA · GEOPOLITICS
Key Facts
—The law: China’s new Mineral Resources Law gives Beijing a legal mechanism to restrict or retaliate over materials it deems strategically sensitive.
—The dominance: China controls more than half of global critical-minerals production and an estimated 87% of processing and refining.
—African mines: Chinese groups bought Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine, Mali’s Goulamina lithium mine and Tanzania’s Ngualla rare earth mine.
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