This is curious... From the article, Nicolas claims secrecy around the ICC procedings... I'm sure his due diligence surrounding entry was carried out before travelling to Paris?!
Mr Pei's seemingly dirty tactics surrounding GL1 also suggests they're in the dark, possibly trying to garner information?!
"The Australo-Chinese lithium squabble is still caught up in the courts – no AVZ representative would speak to me for this article, and when I tried to attend a hearing between the parties at the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Court of Arbitration, in Paris, I was told that such proceedings are secret."
A win-win scenario for the DRC is for both Western/Indo-Pacific and Sino countries to have a portion of Manono... what that looks like, I have no idea and also dont agree that any chinese entities have any legitimate claim, however, both have massive planned projects i.e Lobito railway etc that could transform the country within a decade!
I DO think we're still in the game, as there are too many 'why's?' to the contrary... Why do Cominiere reply on twitter, why Carrick, why Jones, why MMGA... I'm holding strong as I think we'll get there!
I'm holding strong because there aren't any other viable options even if I wasn't.