China have significant role in lithium production and refining for EV batteries

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China have significant role in lithium production and refining for EV batteries

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China still dominates the supply chains for key technologies . . . they completely outpace the US and our allies on the production of batteries and their components.
China is already the third largest producer of lithium globally, and accounts for 60% of global battery-grade lithium-refining capacity.
As well as dominating EV and battery production, China processes more than half of the world’s lithium, cobalt and graphite, which are crucial inputs.
The "Annual Threat" report singled out China's dominance in technology sectors including semiconductors, critical minerals, batteries, solar panels, and pharmaceuticals.

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US supply chain dependencies on China

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Supply chain dependencies between the US and China