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Nickel Gains After Indonesia Cuts Quota for World’s Biggest Nickel Mine
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China’s Push for Low-Carbon Metals Is Forcing a Reckoning in Indonesia’s Nickel Boom
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China’s Nanshan Group Plans 100,000-Bpd Refinery in Indonesia
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China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo
By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing has a little more ...
