Foreign Media: China and Mozambique have signed a cooperation agreement on minerals and security, planning to conduct critical mineral geological surveys in Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique, an area plagued by Islamic insurgency. The target resources include graphite, lithium, and rare earth elements—high-value minerals essential for global green energy transition.
During President Chávez's visit to China, both countries reached consensus, with China expressing willingness to explore new avenues of cooperation in infrastructure, integrated energy, and mineral development.
Although the region holds over 5 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves in the Rovuma Basin, insurgency has already displaced more than a million people, causing multiple large-scale projects involving Chinese enterprises to stall. Security challenges remain the primary obstacle to development.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1863457905494019/
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