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12.27.17Copper Rallies to Three-Year High as China Plant Halts Output
Bloomberg
Copper in London surged to the highest in almost four years after China ordered its top producer to halt output to combat winter pollution, fueling a rally this year driven by optimism about demand and supply disruptions at mines.
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11.29.17Trump Starts Probe into Aluminum That China Calls Protectionist
Bloomberg
The Trump administration, invoking powers the U.S. hasn’t used in more than a quarter century, began a probe into Chinese aluminum imports that could lead to tariffs.
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06.13.17Trump’s Trade Restrictions Could Miss China And Slam Everybody Else
Chicago Tribune
Any restriction on imports of the key metals would likely fall on friendly U.S. trading partners, rather than on China, the ostensible target of the administration's concern about steel and aluminum imports.
Environment
09.15.16
A Chinese Train Could Link South America’s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts by Rail for the First Time
from chinadialogue
Official bodies from Brazil and Peru have expressed concern about the social and environmental impacts of the proposed interoceanic railway, which will connect the coast of Peru and Brazil, cutting through 621 miles of pristine rainforest.In a...
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07.08.15Iron Ore Plunges 10pc Amid Extended China Market Route
Australian Financial Review
Iron ore retreated to the lowest level in at least six years as a rout in China's stock markets threatened to hurt demand just as the biggest producers plan to raise output.