China becomes world’s second-largest holder of lithium reserves, Xinhua reports
China's lithium reserves have risen from 6% to 16.5% of the global total, state media reported.
Setting aside the recent stumbles, China and the rest of the developing world have been voracious consumers of copper and petroleum and the charts below are reminders of how far they have come.
Note the steep upward lines below in an infographic by W.E.R.I., which notes that demand for commodities “. . . is expanding more rapidly than its economic might.”
