China's Power Play on Mining Tests Western Mettle – Bloomberg

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Large-scale bronze smelting capacity was key to both the real and projected power of the ancient Chinese Qin state. More than 2,000 years later, the People’s Republic of China is again deploying metal to demonstrate its clout.