On September 24, 2025, China’s President Xi Jinping announced his country’s new nationally determined contribution (NDC) climate targets for 2035 via video during the UN Climate Summit.

Oct 10, 2025 · In 2025, China's overseas mining investments have become a linchpin of its strategy to secure dominance in the global energy transition and reshape critical mineral supply chains.

Sep 29, 2025 · China has rolled out a work plan to stabilize growth in the nonferrous metals industry for 2025-2026, as the world's largest metals producer seeks to enhance resource security and reduce …

Beijing is a major source of financing for projects around the globe that involve the specific minerals—copper, cobalt, nickel, lithium, and rare earth elements (REEs)—that are needed to …

Jun 6, 2025 · This reality shows in the content of critical minerals export controls China has enacted over the past few years (in December 2023, December 2024, and February and April 2025).

Nov 12, 2025 · These developments confirm that by 2008, China had a formal strategy for stockpiling critical resources, both minerals and oil, as part of its broader energy and resource security policies.

Climate risks present higher costs and challenges to supply, as droughts, floods and rising sea levels affect the logistics of mining operations. Given the prospect of further climate change, arctic …

Jul 1, 2025 · China has already shown its commitment to global climate governance in other areas, hoping to position itself as a proactive player through its Dual Carbon Goals. As the host country of …

Nov 19, 2024 · China dominates critical mineral refining but faces its own supply vulnerabilities, highlighting the complexity of global dependencies. A national strategy seeks to balance a focus of …

Dec 14, 2025 · China Confronts the Cost of Dismantling the World’s Biggest Coal Sector From the days of Mao Zedong, the fuel has underpinned economic growth, millions of jobs and the Communist …