Bolivia and China sign an agreement for a $350 million zinc plant in Bolivia

Bolivia and China sign historic $350M agreement for Zinc Plant in Oruro in search of development and jobs.

China and Bolivia explore possibilities of lithium mining

At the Spring Festival, China and Bolivia reaffirm their cooperation ties, especially around minerals, beef and lithium.

Bolivia set to export chia to China

Bolivia is moving forward with determination to become a global exporter of chia with a focus on the Chinese market

Bolivian state-owned company and Chinese consortium CBC sign lithium extraction agreement

Bolivia is accelerating its efforts to develop the lithium industry, a strategic resource in the transition to renewable energy.

Bolivia to expand its chia production in the Chinese market

Bolivia is making efforts to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market and aims to become the world’s leading producer and exporter of chia seeds. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Benjamín Blanco. A delegation of technicians from the Chinese Customs Administration in Bolivia will inspect chia production in the country in order to expedite the procedures for exporting this product to China, which represents a significant market opportunity for Bolivia’s chia production surplus.

Chinese mining in Bolivia

Chinese mining companies are able to act intensively. The effects of this activity have been experienced mainly at social and environmental levels in Bolivia.

Chinese company involved in corruption cases confirmed irregular business dealings in road tenders.

China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC) reported having found irregularities in the bribery case involving the Bolivian Highway Authority (ABC), which led to the dismissal of the company’s general manager, Jin Zhengyuan.

Chinese company reportedly bribed officials of the Bolivian Highway Administration

A pro-government congressman denounced a Chinese company for a millionaire bribe to officials of the Bolivian national road entity.

Corruption scandals in Bolivia

China’s companies CAMC Engineering Co Ltd (CAMC) and YLB have been at the center of several controversies involving corruption due to a the construction of a water treatment plant in the Uyuni Salt Flat, in Potosí in Bolivia.

China and Bolivia join forces to build a gas plant

President Luis Arce continues to work on the development plans for Bolivia. In 2021 Bolivia had signed a project with the Chinese company Sinosteel to build a plant for steel extraction and a gas plant will be built in the same complex in 2022.

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