Bolivia signs with China (and Russia) to exploit lithium (and uranium)
La Paz owns the world's most significant lithium reserves and signed a $450 million deal Wednesday with Russian state firm Uranium One Group, but to dominate in the country is Beijing
A pilot program for Bolivian lithium exploitation with Russia was announced recently. It's just the tip of the iceberg, and Xi Jinping, not Putin, is the one handling matters in the Andean country.