Gerry Shih

India bureau chief for the Washington Post, former China correspondent

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Tech reporter for Reuters in San Francisco

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Lithium is the major element needed to produce electric car batteries, and now there’s a gold rush for it in Afghanistan, spurred by the Chinese.

Taliban sees lithium in Afghanistan as key to economic future

Lithium is the major element needed to produce electric car batteries, and now there’s a gold rush for it in Afghanistan, spurred by the Chinese.

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