Australia sent a warship earlier this month to join Japan and the US in countering China’s aggressive push on Philippine territory. But it didn’t join the subsequent trade pact.
the first multinational “patrol” of contested Philippine waters
The Philippines is the world’s second-largest producer of nickel ore . Australia is the second largest when it comes to identified reserves , but the world’s sixth largest producer. These have been classified as “critical” for their central role in the drive to shift the global economy away from coal, gas, and petroleum and into electricity. Or if their unique properties significantly contribute towards the efficiency or resilience of modern technology.Economists expect demand for these minerals to be six times greater in 2050 than now .
But four Australian nickel mines and a concentration facility are suspending operations due to their inability to compete with China’s cut-price production.the potential of critical mineralsJust as OPEC’s control over the supply of crude oil in recent decades was used to shape world events and international policies, the race is on to control the supply chains behind an electricity-based economy.
Like Australia, Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida has first-hand experience of Beijing’s coercive trade restrictions.
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