2026 China Mining Conference Closes With Record 60 Nations Attending

The record turnout and the debut of a mining rights trading section point to China positioning itself as a venue where resource access is transacted, not just discussed. The counterparties named — Australia, Russia, Canada — matter because they span both sanction-exposed and Western-aligned suppliers, suggesting Beijing is keeping multiple mineral channels open at once. The modest value of signed deals relative to the number of participants is the detail worth watching: whether this trading format scales into a standing platform, or remains a showcase, is the open question.