Xi prepares to welcome Putin to China four days after hosting Trump
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged “congratulatory letters” on Sunday ahead of the Russian president’s visit to Beijing this week, four days after Donald Trump left China after a high-stakes summit.
Trump and Xi summit ends without any major deals signed
President Donald Trump departed Beijing Friday afternoon local time without any immediate sign that the US and China have resolved thorny challenges dogging their fractious relationship, but with a freshly stabilized relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – for now.
Bikita Minerals resumes lithium exports after securing licence
Bikita Minerals (Private) Limited has resumed lithium concentrate exports after securing an export licence from Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Mines and Mining Development.
World watches as Trump and Xi to hold high-stakes talks
US President Donald Trump is on his way to Beijing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping and says he’ll have a “long talk” about Iran but trade will be the main focus.
All but one African country left out in China’s zero-tariff policy
Eswatini, a landlocked Southern African nation with a population of about 1.2 million, is the only African country excluded from China’s expanded zero-tariff policy.
Zim grants two Chinese firms lithium export quotas
Zimbabwe has granted two Chinese mining firms export quotas for lithium concentrates, state media China Securities Journal reported on Monday, two months after Africa’s top lithium producer suspended exports of the key battery material.
Lithium prices soar after Zim bans concentrate exports
“The higher lithium price and continuous illegal shipments are likely driving factors for why the overhaul is happening now,” said Cameron Hughes, an analyst at consultancy CRU Group, who likened the move to a similar ban by the Democratic Republic of Congo on cobalt exports last year.