Australia is supplying raw materials vital for China's military build-up, while at the same time signing up to be a partner of choice for the United States as it seeks to break Beijing's critical minerals stranglehold.
And if Australia at the behest of its USAmerican master decides to pull the plug:
Xiong also pointed out that China has newly discovered 85,000 tons of zircon resources and over 1,000 tons of hafnium resources, laying an important resource foundation for industries such as electronics, nuclear energy, aerospace, and healthcare.
And if Australia at the behest of its USAmerican master decides to pull the plug:
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1326871.shtml
And…
https://inf.news/en/science/2402c6f2ad87fc2e01f95b737177a856.html
I’m not sure if the tonnage reflects sand or extracted metal weight.
You have to take into account conversion rates though because that 1,000 tons of hafnium is actually only 500 tons of fulnium.
yes, but it’s also 2000 tons of quartenium