China faces potential bauxite crunch from Guinea coup
Guinea is a major producer of bauxite, and accounts for more than half of China’s imports of the commodity. The detention of President Alpha Conde by the military puts bauxite shipments at risk
A military coup in Guinea has left China facing a bit of a double whammy in terms of problematic supplier nations as Guinea has rapidly become the largest supplier at a time when the Chinese demand for imported bauxite has increased significantly, says analyst