As concerns grow over China’s dominance in the global critical minerals supply chain, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warns that the regime is deliberately trying to “wipe out” emerging miners and processors, and calls for allies to unite in enhancing supply chain security.
Addressing Canada’s challenges in developing critical minerals, Freeland, who also serves as deputy prime minister, said, “We are seeing very targeted, very intentional Chinese action to wipe out the nascent miners and processors in some of these areas.” She also noted that allied nations in the G7 need to “find collective ways to support our miners, our processors” in the sector….