China has recently shifted from permissive oversight to a much stricter regulatory framework for mining—especially lithium. In 2023, authorities launched a policy to “clean up” productive capacity, removing unlicensed operators and forcing those remaining to comply with tighter standards. In July 2025, a revised Mineral Resources Law came into force that, for the first time, […]The post China’s lithium mining faces strict new regulatory era appeared first on Asia Times.