Nine.com.au reports that Beijing stands accused of engaging in foreign interference in its bid to control — or stifle — development of a mine in remote WA that promises to break China’s stranglehold on critical minerals crucial to hi-tech defence.
USSC Research Fellow Robert Monterosso was quoted in the article on this issue, saying it is "China’s playbook for critical minerals and rare earth dominance. They seek to buy up assets overseas, gain control of those assets, and link them into China’s own supply chains."