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",{"type":670,"attrs":722,"content":723},{"level":672,"textAlign":49},[724],{"text":725,"type":585},"US and China vye for Asian critical minerals",{"type":580,"attrs":727,"content":728},{"textAlign":49},[729],{"text":730,"type":585},"After the Philippines, Fernandez visited South Korea and Vietnam, two other key players in the EV battery supply, also to discuss economic cooperation in critical minerals, semiconductors, and energy.",{"type":580,"attrs":732,"content":733},{"textAlign":49},[734],{"text":735,"type":585},"“There is explicit recognition that the US cannot afford to neglect ties with these countries in its pursuit of diversified supply chains in strategic industries, including critical minerals,” said Becker. ",{"type":580,"attrs":737,"content":738},{"textAlign":49},[739],{"text":740,"type":585},"This US diplomatic tour in Asia mirrors China’s ongoing efforts to forge closer bilateral ties with regional critical minerals producers. ",{"type":580,"attrs":742,"content":743},{"textAlign":49},[744,746],{"text":745,"type":585},"China and Vietnam, a rare earths producer, have discussed ways to enhance cooperation over critical minerals supply and have held talks on developing rail infrastructure connecting the countries. ",{"text":747,"type":585},"Nickel partnerships between Chinese and Filipino companies are also on the cards. Philippine mining company Global Ferronickel Holdings mentioned in 2023 that they were in talks with a Chinese firm for its first HPAL facility with a capacity of about 40,000 metric tonnes, to be constructed near its mines in southern Surigao province.","A diplomatic visit to the Philippines by US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez signals growing US interest in the country as a potential source of non-Chinese battery nickel. 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