Chinese companies are ramping up efforts on raw material processing and export cooperation with local business partners in Indonesia, a major global supplier of nonferrous metals, including nickel and aluminum, in a bid to help Indonesia achieve industry upgrading, while securing adequate metal supplies amid growing domestic demand from China s electric battery market, the largest in the world.
As China warmed up to the Taliban by stepping up aid and diplomatic support for Taliban's global recognition, Chinese firms are busy exploring contracts to exploit resource-rich Afghanistan's mineral deposits, official media in Beijing reported.
As China warmed up to the Taliban regime by stepping up humanitarian aid and diplomatic support for its global recognition, Chinese firms are busy exploring contracts to exploit resource-rich Afghanistan’s mineral deposits, official media here reported on Wednesday.
Representatives of several Chinese companies have arrived in Afghanistan on special visas and are conducting on-site inspections of potential lithium projects, while others have made contacts about such projects, several Chinese businessmen in Afghanistan told the Global Times on Tuesday, marking a concrete initial step in potential cooperation in developing one of Afghanistan’s biggest mineral deposits.