On Friday, the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet announced that, based on its review of the circumstances of the lease of the Port of Darwin, it would not vary or cancel a 99 year lease of the Port to Chinese company Landbridge Group.

During Chilean President Gabriel Boric's state trip to China this week, the two governments signed multiple deals, indicating further collaboration in lithium, trade, the Belt and Road Initiative, and industrial investment.

Two Chinese battery materials makers recently announced investment plans in Europe and Africa to meet the growing global demand.

A publication specializing in news about investment arbitration has reported that litigation over Chinese investments in Mexican lithium mining might be in the works after the Mexican government cancelled concessions held by a Chinese company's Mexican subsidiaries.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics and State Administration of Foreign Exchange released a report on 2022 China's outbound investment. They also updated FDI data over the first eight months of 2023.

At a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today, several Senators and witnesses discussed the issue of Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland, noting that the data was clear that this type of investment was fairly limited at the moment (0.03% of all U.S. agricultural land), but nonetheless

Yesterday, news reports indicated that Ford Motor Co. would temporarily halt construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant project in Michigan that would see Ford rely on technology from Chinese company CATL.