How to Strip-Mine Shangri-La

Publications: Time - In Partnership with CNN
Date: Feb 22, 2007

For a country that's been on a costly and sometimes controversial search for raw materials abroad, it must have been a relief.

Last week China issued a report outlining the discovery of large mineral deposits that could significantly reduce its economy's growing dependence on imports. The finds "will fundamentally alleviate the serious bottleneck and big restrictions our country faces with regard to mineral resources," said Meng Xianlai, director of the China Geological Survey.





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