#005, Natural Resource Monopolies.   

“China’s Monopoly on Rare Earth Elements Tightens With Purchase of US Mine”, by David Roos – 6 Sep 2017

https://www.seeker.com/tech/materials/chinas-monopoly-on-rare-earth-elements-tightens-with-purchase-of-us-mine

China’s Natural Resource Strategy: ‘Win Without Fighting’, by Mercy A. Kuo and Angelica O. Tang, The Diplomat – 6 Nov 2015

https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/chinas-natural-resource-strategy-win-without-fighting/

“How China’s appetite for raw materials is transforming the world”  By Brad Plumer, The Washington Post – 13 Feb 2014

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/02/13/how-chinas-hunt-for-raw-materials-is-changing-the-world/

“What China Is Really Up To In Africa”, by Wade Shepherd, Forbes – 3 Oct 2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2019/10/03/what-china-is-really-up-to-in-africa/#5900941f5930