JOHANNESBURG—China is spending billions of dollars buying copper and rights to mine and process the metal—one of the world’s most important critical minerals—especially in Africa, where it has a strong presence. Beijing is making these moves, say mining China Starts Copper Rush in Africa; US Moves Forward With Its Own Ambitions
JOHANNESBURG—China is spending billions of dollars buying copper and rights to mine and process the metal—one of the world’s most important critical minerals—especially in Africa, where it has a strong presence. Beijing is making these moves, say mining 
New revelations are deepening a growing public health scandal in China, where over 230 children were found with lead poisoning earlier this month. Several kindergarten teachers have also tested positive for dangerously high levels of lead in their blood, adding
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India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called on China to resolve longstanding military tensions and avoid restrictive trade policies during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday. Jaishankar stressed that full normalisation of