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China just found one of the biggest gold mines in the world, worth over $80 BILLION.
Here's a thread of everything you need to know:
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1. Where is this gold mine?
The massive gold mine was found in Pingjiang County, near a huge national park.
China is already the largest gold producer in the world, and made up 10% of the global output in 2023.
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2. How will this help China?
China is still not fully self sufficient in gold usage.
So far this year, China has used ~741 tons of gold;
However, of that, only 268 tons was produced by China, meaning they still rely on imports.
This gold mine will mean China may soon be able to be fully self sufficient in gold, meaning it will be hard for the West to damage China economically.
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Here's a thread of everything we know so far, and what other countries have said ⬇️
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1. What is the arrest warrant for:
The ICC said they have “reasonable grounds” to believe Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival”.
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2. What has Israel said:
Netanyahu called the warrants "antisemitic".
His office also released a statement saying “Israel rejects, with disgust, the absurd and false actions levelled against it by ICC”.