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China's Quest for Critical Minerals Comes With Abuse
Original: China’s Quest for Critical Minerals Comes With Abuse
China's global push to secure critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium and rare earths is being linked to human rights abuses, according to reporting highlighted by the Africa Defense Forum. The concern focuses on mining operations in regions like Africa, where weak labor protections and heavy dependence on Chinese investment raise allegations of exploitative working conditions and environmental harm.
Why now: Critical minerals are central to global supply chains and the clean energy transition, drawing scrutiny of the human cost of their extraction.
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- China’s Quest for Critical Minerals Comes With Abuse · Africa Defense Forum
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