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Copper, China, and the New Geography of Dependency “The world does not electrify where copper is produced. It electrifies where its destination is decided.” The dominant language of our time speaks of energy transition, electrification, decarbonization and sustainability. It sounds…

The paradox of one of the world’s most resource-plentiful countries, with huge riches but a population in dire straits. Finding a treasure when digging a latrine. If that sounds like an old fairy tale, it really can come true in…