China Issues Sweeping New Supply Chain Protections

A conveyor belt carries chunks of Raw cobalt after a first transformation at a plant in Lubumbashi on February 16, 2018, before being exported, mainly to China, to be refined. To Promulgate or not to promulgate? Congolese President Joseph Kabila is playing with the nerves of markets and lobbies by continuing the suspense around the reform of the mining code which plans to multiply by five a tax on cobalt. The Democratic republic of Congo is the leading cobalt producer providing 67% of the increasing global demand. (Photo by SAMIR TOUNSI / AFP)

China’s State Council on Tuesday issued a directive aimed at strengthening its global supply chains against espionage and global trade barriers.

The rules give national agencies the power to instigate security investigations against foreign countries and international organizations if they “adopt discriminatory bans” against Chinese entities, or if their policies are seen to damage the security of Chinese supply chains.

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