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ARGENTINA BOLIVIA CHILE CHINA

Beijing's envoy, Qingjun "Victor", Wu hunts down South American lithium

Former Chinese diplomat Qingjun Wu. © LinkedIn/wu-victor

Thanks to his networks in Chile and China, former diplomat Qingjun Wu, who has become a consultant to large Chinese corporations, has managed to strengthen Beijing's interests in the South American country. [...] (615 words)

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Adolfo Ibanez University
BYD
China Communications Construction Co
China Highway Vehicle & Machinery Co
China Railway Chile
Chinese Communist Party
Corporación para el Desarrollo Industrial y Económico Chile-China
Gabriel Boric
Gustavo Petro
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Lula
Qingjun Wu
Sabino Vaca Narvaja
Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte
US Geological Survey
Victor
Zijin Mining Group

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Adolfo Ibanez University
BYD
China Communications Construction Co
China Highway Vehicle & Machinery Co
China Railway Chile
Chinese Communist Party
Corporación para el Desarrollo Industrial y Económico Chile-China
Gabriel Boric
Gustavo Petro
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Lula
Qingjun Wu
Sabino Vaca Narvaja
Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte
US Geological Survey
Victor
Zijin Mining Group

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