LONDON (Reuters) - Canada wants to reach deals with countries that are more
"dependable" trading partners than China for the supply and processing of the critical materials needed to power the energy"dependable" trading partners than China for the supply and processing of the critical materials needed to power the energy transition, a Canadian minister said on Tuesday.
"We have made pretty clear that we have concerns about the state-owned enterprises investing in critical minerals in Canada," he added. Lithium is used in batteries for electric vehicles , which are expected to eventually displace internal combustion engines. "Nobody is saying that there is not going to be trade with China, but what we are trying to do is to create diversity of supply so that there is greater security of supply," he said on the sidelines of the event in London.
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