加拿大命令三家中國公司退出關鍵礦產交易

Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit critical minerals deals

Thu, November 3, 2022 at 5:01 a.m.

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's government ordered three Chinese firms on Wednesday to divest their investments in Canadian critical minerals companies on grounds of national security.

The three firms ordered to divest their investments are Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co Ltd, Chengze Lithium International Ltd, also based in Hong Kong, and Zangge Mining Investment (Chengdu) Co Ltd.

The government ordered the divestiture after a "rigorous scrutiny" of foreign firms by Canada's national security and intelligence community, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a statement.

Sinomine was asked sell its investment in Power Metals Corp, Chengze Lithium asked to divest itself of its investment in Lithium Chile Inc and Zangge Mining is required to exit from Ultra Lithium Inc, according to the statement.

"While Canada continues to welcome foreign direct investment, we will act decisively when investments threaten our national security and our critical minerals supply chains, both at home and abroad," Champagne said.

Last week, Ottawa said it must build a resilient critical minerals supply chain with like-minded partners, as it outlined rules meant to protect the country's critical minerals sectors from foreign state-owned companies.

"The federal government is determined to work with Canadian businesses to attract foreign direct investments from partners that share our interests and values," Champagne said.

Canada has large deposits of critical minerals like nickel and cobalt, which are essential for cleaner energy and other technologies. Demand for the minerals is projected to expand significantly in the coming decades.

Earlier this year, Canada, the United States, Britain and a few other countries established a new partnership aimed at securing the supply of critical minerals as global demand for them rises.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa, Editing by Chris Reese and Sandra Maler)

Translation

渥太華（路透社）- 加拿大政府週三以國家安全為由下令三家中國公司撤出對加拿大關鍵礦產公司的投資。

被勒令撤資的三家公司分別是 Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co Ltd、同樣位於香港的 Chengze Lithium International Ltd. 和藏格礦業投資（成都）有限公司。

工業部長 Francois-Philippe Champagne 在一份聲明中說，在加拿大國家安全和情報界對外國公司進行 “嚴格審查” 後，政府下令撤出。

根據聲明，Sinomine 被要求出售其對 Power Metals Corp 的投資，Chengze Lithium 被要求撤出其對 Lithium Chile Inc 的投資，而藏格礦業被要求退出 Ultra Lithium Inc.。

Champagne 說: “雖然加拿大繼續歡迎外國直接投資，但當投資威脅到我們的國家安全和我們在國內外的關鍵礦產供應鏈時，我們將採取果斷行動” 。

上週，在渥太華概述了旨在保護該國關鍵礦產部門免受外國國有公司侵害的規則時, 它表示必須與志同道合的合作夥伴建立一個有彈性的關鍵礦產供應鏈。

Champagne說: “聯邦政府決心與加拿大企業合作，吸引與我們有共同利益和價值觀的合作夥伴的外國直接投資” 。

加拿大擁有大量鎳和鈷等關鍵礦物儲量，這對清潔能源和其他技術至關重要。預計未來幾十年對礦物的需求將顯著擴大。

今年早些時候，加拿大、美國、英國和其他一些國家建立了新的合作夥伴關係，旨在隨著全球對關鍵礦產的需求增加，確保供應。

So, Canada's government has ordered three Chinese firms to divest their investments in Canadian critical minerals companies on grounds of national security. Probably China will retaliate this decision.