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Can Quad break China’s mineral monopoly amid US-India rift?
South China Morning Post Major outlet·2026-06-22AllianceP1: Resource SovereigntyP5: Strategic DecouplingP7: Alliance Architecture
Why it matters
Australia is a Quad member and critical-minerals partner; Quad success in diversifying supply chains directly reduces Australia's strategic dependence on Chinese mineral processing and supply-chain monopolies—core to Resource Sovereignty (Pillar 1) and Decoupling (Pillar 5). However, US-India tensions risk weakening the bloc's cohesion, which could delay Australia's access to coordinated alternative supply routes and allied investment in critical-minerals processing.
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