China dominates lithium refining but has only 8 percent of the world’s raw lithium, less than Argentina, Bolivia, or Chile. Even the U.S. has more lithium ore than the Asian giant.
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SPOTLIGHT: CHINA
In 2022, Chinese investment in Europe and Britain sank to €7.9 billion, 22 percent below 2021’s level and the lowest since 2013, according to a new study by Rhodium Group and Merics, a German think tank.
CHINA’S HOLIDAY SPENDING HINTS AT FUTURE ECONOMIC STRENGTH
Chinese consumers spent lavishly through the Labor Day holidays during the first week of this month, a traditional barometer of the consumer economy’s future strength.
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA
China’s manufacturing economy slumped in April, with the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the sector slipping from 51.9 in March to 49.2 last month.
SPOTLIGHT: BYE BYE BUCKS – DEATH OF THE DOLLAR
China’s yuan, not the dollar, was the most-used currency in China’s international trade at the end of March, Business Insider reported.
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA
China’s export economy expanded by 14.8 percent last month, overcoming a sluggish world economy by increasing sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and related items, and also by expanding its trade with Russia, the Financial Times reported.
BIG SPENDERS, ESPECIALLY IN CHINA, FLOCK BACK TO LUXURY BOUTIQUES
Luxury conglomerate LVMH Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton reported a 17-percent spike in first-quarter sales, year over year, as well-heeled Chinese shoppers returned to its stores and consumers in Europe and Japan stocked up on the company’s clothing, handbags, and jewelry.
U.S. RAMPING UP WAR WITH CHINA
Gerald Celente has long said the business of China is business, and the business of the U.S. is war.
THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
The Restrict Act is being sold as a measure to ban TikTok, for being a “spy app” that benefits the Chinese government.
SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND: THE RISE OF CHINA
China holds a “stunning lead in high-impact research” over the U.S. in 37 of 44 cutting-edge technologies, according to a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.









