"China’s Win-Win in Zimbabwe: Lithium for Regime Legitimacy"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Situation Report
Geopolitical Monitor
9 November, 2023
Originally published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/chinas-win-win-in-zimbabwe-lithium-for-regime-legitimacy/
The People’s Republic of China has announced a massive USD 2.79 billion investment in its lithium mining operations in Zimbabwe. Mining in the African nation will help placate Beijing’s growing hunger for critical minerals; however, as a dictatorial government, we cannot expect this financial influx to help Zimbabweans other than the country’s rulers.
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