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Japan-U.S.-Australia-India Talks: Deepen Coordination to Secure Critical Minerals - The Japan News
GNews: critical minerals·2026-11-06AllianceP1: Resource SovereigntyP5: Strategic DecouplingP7: Alliance Architecture
Why it matters
Australia is a leading critical-minerals exporter (lithium, rare earths, cobalt); coordinated Quad procurement and supply-chain security directly strengthens Australia's resource sovereignty and reduces dependence on Chinese processing/refining intermediaries. This deepens the decoupling pillar (Pillar 5) by creating alternative mineralogical partnerships that bypass Chinese control points, a key lever against economic coercion.
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