China Secures Guinea’s Bauxite Corridor

Chinese capital has financed the rails, ports and terminals that transformed Guinea into the world’s largest bauxite exporter, sending roughly four‑fifths of its output to Chinese smelters and locking a key feedstock for aluminum‑intensive electrification into Beijing’s supply chain. That infrastructure buildout is accelerating (a reported $3bn rail/port proposal) and sustained export flows now underpin manufacturing supply chains far beyond Guinea itself. — If true, Western industries and governments face a new strategic chokepoint in aluminum and related metals that affects EVs, grids and defense supply chains and may require policy responses (trade, investment screening, stockpiling, or allied sourcing).