The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.
Tag: International Relations
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China’s Nickel Plants in Indonesia Created Needed Jobs, Plus Pollution
An influx of Chinese investment into nickel-processing on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is sowing pollution while generating economic opportunity.
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Frontline Villages in Southern Ukraine Endure Shelling Day and Night
Small villages along a buffer area between Ukrainian and Russian positions on the Zaporizhzhia front have come under increasingly heavy bombardment.
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White House Targets Key Democrats on Potential Saudi-Israel Pact
The White House needs to persuade two historic adversaries to find common ground. But then the administration faces a potentially more daunting challenge: getting 67 senators to go along with it.
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Eye on China, Biden Pulls Japan and South Korea Closer
The president will host the leaders of the two Asian democracies at Camp David, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spurs them to rapidly mend relations.