"China Announces International Initiative for Sustainability in the Resource Sector", Rawmaterials.net, 24 November 2025

During the G20 meeting in South Africa, China unveiled an international initiative to promote sustainability in the resource sector. The initiative seeks to ensure an environmentally friendly “life cycle” for mineral resources, from extraction to recycling, and to ensure that local populations also benefit from their countries’ natural wealth.

[...] 19 countries have already expressed interest in participating, including several African nations as well as Myanmar, a key supplier of heavy rare earths to China. [...].