BLUF

The strategic partnership aims to build a coordinated critical-minerals partnership. It proposes to align financing, offtake, and stockpiling arrangements to strengthen supply chains, support new projects, and reduce vulnerability to Chinese economic coercion.

Learning Outcomes 

  • Explain the strategic importance of critical minerals supply chains and assess how Australia and Japan are collaborating to reduce vulnerability to economic coercion.
  • Describe the roles of JOGMEC, JBIC, Export Finance Australia, and the Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve in supporting project financing, offtake arrangements, and market stability.
  • Evaluate the benefits of a coordinated technical cooperation framework for developing resilient critical minerals supply chains, attracting investment, and strengthening long-term economic security. 
READ: Building the Institutional Architecture for Australia–Japan Supply Chain Security

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