Calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining mount with China joining condemnation of Trump's order to bypass UN rules

Published on May 21, 2025

Both China and the US have interests in mineral extraction but the former has been positioning itself as the central rulemaker in global deep-sea mining. It has recently been in strategic discussions with Pacific island nation Nauru.

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