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01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
In the high-stakes competition to dominate the business of clean energy, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a major arena: The country is the source of more than two-thirds of the world’s cobalt, a key component of electric-car batteries.
In recent years, China has established a strong presence in Congo, while the United States has lost ground. We went to the African country to understand how that happened.
Guest: Dionne Searcey (https://www.nytimes.com/by/dionne-searcey), a correspondent for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
The United States failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/world/us-china-energy.html) is now controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
The power struggle over Congo’s cobalt has rattled the clean-energy revolution (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/world/us-china-energy.html).
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In recent years, China has established a strong presence in Congo, while the United States has lost ground. We went to the African country to understand how that happened.
Guest: Dionne Searcey (https://www.nytimes.com/by/dionne-searcey), a correspondent for The New York Times.
Have you lost a loved one during the pandemic? The Daily is working on a special episode memorializing those we have lost to the coronavirus. If you would like to share their name on the episode, please RECORD A VOICE MEMO and send it to us at thedaily@nytimes.com. You can find more information and specific instructions here (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/podcasts/daily-memorial-covid.html).
Background reading:
The United States failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/world/us-china-energy.html) is now controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
The power struggle over Congo’s cobalt has rattled the clean-energy revolution (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/world/us-china-energy.html).
Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)