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Supreme Court says Education Not A Business, tuition Fee Must Be Affordable

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Supreme Court says Education Not A Business, tuition Fee Must Be Affordable

A bench of justices MR Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia on Monday made these remarks while upholding Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order which set aside the State Government’s decision to enhance the tuition fee payable by the MBBS students.

Diplomat Times (New Delhi) -The Supreme Court on Monday observed that education is not the business to earn profit and tuition fees shall always be affordable as it noted that the Andhra Pradesh Government’s decision to enhance fee to Rs 24 lakhs per annum, which is seven times more than the fee fixed earlier is not justifiable at all.

A bench of justices MR Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia on Monday made these remarks while upholding Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order which set aside the State Government’s decision to enhance the tuition fee payable by the MBBS students.

Andhra Pradesh government by its Government Order dated September 6, 2017, enhanced the tuition fee payable by MBBS students.

“We are of the opinion that the High Court has not committed any error in quashing and setting aside the Government Order dated September 6, 2017, enhancing the tuition fee for the block years 2017-2020,” the court said.

“To enhance the fee to Rs 24 lakhs per annum i.e., seven times more than the fee fixed earlier was not justifiable at all. Education is not the business to earn profit. The tuition fee shall always be affordable,” the court said.

The court observed that the determination of fee/review of the fee shall be within the parameters of the fixation rules and shall have direct nexus on the factors mentioned in Rule 4 of the Rules, 2006, which include the location of the professional institution; the nature of the professional course; the cost of available infrastructure; the expenditure on administration and maintenance; a reasonable surplus required for growth and development of the professional Institution; the revenue foregone on account of waiver of fee, if any, in respect of students belonging to the reserved category and other Economically Weaker Sections of the society.

The court noted that these in factors are required to be considered by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) while determining/reviewing the tuition fees.

The court also opined that Andhra Pradesh High Court has not committed any error in issuing directions to refund the amount of tuition fee collected under the Government Order dated September 6, 2017. “Therefore, the High Court is absolutely justified in quashing and setting aside Government Order dated September 6, 2017,” the court said.

“The management cannot be permitted to retain the amount recovered/collected pursuant to the illegal Government Order dated 06.09.2017. The medical colleges are the beneficiaries of the illegal Government Order dated September 6, 2017, which is rightly set aside by the High Court ,” the court said as it noted that medical colleges have utilized the amount for a number of years and kept with them for a number of years on the other hand students paid the exorbitant tuition fee after obtaining a loan from the financial institutions and banks and paid the higher rate of interest.

Source: NDTV Supreme Court of India.

Supreme Court says Education Not A Business, tuition Fee Must Be Affordable

Egypt emerges as best-loved tourist destination in globe : 4.9 million tourists Visit within 6 months

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Egypt emerges as best-loved tourist destination in globe : 4.9 million tourists Visit within 6 months

Egypt emerges as best-loved tourist destination in globe, Some 4.9 million tourists visited Egypt in the first six months

Diplomat Times (Cairo) – Some 4.9 million tourists visited Egypt in the first six months of 2022, an increase of 85.4 per cent compared to 2.6 million travelers in the same period of 2021, it was announced.

Marking World Tourism Day, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Tuesday that “eight million tourists visited Egypt in 2021, a 117.5-per cent increase compared to 3.7 million tourists in 2020”, reports Xinhua news agency.

“Rise in numbers of tourists visiting Egypt in 2021 and the first half of 2022 is a good indication of recovery after the COVID-19 that caused a sharp decline in numbers due to the policies of the lockdown imposed worldwide,” said Ashraf al-Sahah, member of Egyptian Tourism Federation.

About Egyptian Tourism Federation 

The Egyptian Federation of Tourist Chambers is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that was established under Law No. 85 of 1968. The Federation seeks to create an ideal environment for the advancement of the Egyptian tourism industry, enhance its competitiveness, and work to raise the level of the workforce in the tourism sector to reach the highest international levels.

In 2019, tourism revenues hit a record high with $13.03 billion with the number of tourists reaching 13.1 million.

Egypt emerges as best-loved tourist destination in globe
Egyptian girls pose in Pharaoh costumes in front of the Giza Pyramids on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on December 18. Photo: AFP

“The tourism industry is one of the main pillars of the national economy, and it is linked with many complimentary industries and contributes to providing job opportunities directly and indirectly,” he said at an event at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, Cairo.

The Tourism Ministry plans to improve the quality of the tourism experience of every foreign tourist coming to Egypt, the investment environment in hotels and shopping malls, as well as the quality of services provided to tourists whether in airports, streets, or taxis, according to Issa.

He added that his Ministry will coordinate with the aviation ministry to increase the number of planes and the capacity of airports.

On Tuesday, most museums and archaeological sites, including the Giza Pyramids, were free for visitors to mark the day.

Source : IANS | Egyptian Tourism Federation | AFP

 

 

COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival

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COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival

World leaders and diplomats framed the fight against global warming as a battle for human survival during opening speeches at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Monday.

Diplomat Times (Sharm El-Sheikh) – On the inauguration of the Climate Implementation Summit, more than 100 World Leaders gathered at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt to work towards implementation of existing climate agreements.

World leaders were welcomed by Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres.

Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres.
Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres. Photo COP27 website

The summit kicked off with an opening plenary opened by H.E. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi which featured a range of other prominent speakers from heads of state to climate leaders who delivered messages on the importance of urgent action to address climate change.
A big event is all about the guest list. While the ‘who’s in, who’s out’ speculation around COP27 can feel like a distraction from its all-important mission, there’s good reason why we’re so invested in our leaders going.

Simply put, the summit is not just a chance to ramp up commitments on climate change – the biggest issue of our times. It’s also diplomacy on a grand scale, giving leaders the opportunity to address the geopolitical challenges that are holding back climate action and progress in various other areas.

More than 100 heads of state have confirmed their attendance at Sharm el-Sheikh next week, according to the latest statement from Egyptian authorities. But leaders and representatives of more than 190 countries – all parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – are expected in total.

President Sheikh Mohamed and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, back centre-right, at the signing of a wind project agreement during Cop27. Also in attendance: Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE's Special Envoy for Climate, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, back second-left. Photo: UAE Presidential Court
President Sheikh Mohamed and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, back centre-right, at the signing of a wind project agreement during Cop27. Also in attendance: Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE’s Special Envoy for Climate, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, back second-left. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed the signing of an agreement between UAE’s Masdar and Egypt’s Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities to develop a 10-gigawatt onshore wind project.

More than 120 world leaders are expected to attend Cop27 in Sharm El Sheikh.

This year, the summit will be focusing on four areas of the climate crisis: mitigation, adaptation, finance, and collaboration.

Cop26, which took place last year in the Scottish city of Glasgow, resulted in the Glasgow Pact, which committed participants to lower carbon emissions.

Greece eyes role as Europe’s green power hub
Greece wants to become a net exporter of renewable electricity to the rest of Europe, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.

The nation is backing a plan to build cables that will bring green power to Europe via the country from Egypt and the Middle East. If such a project is successful, it would go some way to help the European Union boost supplies as everything from transport to heavy industries will use more electricity in the future.

Nearly 28 million children affected by flooding this year, UN says

Most of the 27.7 million children impacted by flooding this year are among “the most vulnerable” and risk death by drowning, disease outbreaks, lack of safe drinking water, malnutrition and violence, the UN said on Tuesday.

“We are seeing unprecedented levels of flooding all around the world this year, and with it, an explosion in threats to children,” said Paloma Escudero, head of the Unicef delegation for Cop27.

“The climate crisis is here. In many places, the flooding is the worst it has been in a generation, or several. Our children are already suffering at a scale their parents never did.”

In Pakistan, where massive floods have ravaged the country in its monsoon season, at least 1 in 9 children under the age of five taken to health facilities following the natural disaster were found to be suffering from “severe acute malnutrition”.

“The recent floods in Pakistan damaged or destroyed nearly 27,000 school buildings, forcing 2 million children to miss school,” the UN statement said.
Following tropical storm Ana in Malawi in January this year, damage to water and sanitation systems contributed to a cholera outbreak. At least 1,600 children were affected.

“In South Sudan, 95 Unicef-supported nutrition sites have been affected by floods, hampering the delivery of life-saving and preventative malnutrition services for 92,000 children,” the UN said.

In Yemen, shelters and displacement sited were also heavily damaged by rains and flooding also affecting over 73,000 homes and causing 24,000 households to be displaced.

Source : COP27 website | thenationalnews |

‘Take back our subways’: Lee Zeldin calls for Democrats to unite with him vs. crime

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‘Take back our subways’: Lee Zeldin calls for Democrats to unite with him vs. crime

Lee Zeldin calls for Democrats to unite with him vs. crime

Diplomat Times ( New York ) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin reached out to New York’s Democratic voters Monday during a pre-Election Day rally at which he highlighted his tough-on-crime message.

Speaking outside a Bronx subway station where a rider was stabbed in the neck Sunday morning, Zeldin said that “New Yorkers of all walks of life are uniting as New Yorkers to take back our streets, to take back our subways.”

“People have said: Enough,” he said.

“This isn’t about Republican vs. Democrat. This is about all of us uniting.”

Zeldin — whose surging campaign has forced President Biden, former President Bill Clinton and other Democratic bigwigs to stump for Gov. Kathy Hochul — also said voters in the deep-blue Empire State “are not monolithic.”

“You can’t just paint somebody who is a registered Democrat and say because they are a registered Democrat, that means that they are just going to vote one particular way — that they don’t think for themselves, they don’t have their own ideas, their own vision,” he said.

“And what they really want is to see action.”

Zeldin repeated his criticism of New York’s controversial bail reform law and endorsed Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’ proposals to give judges the power to lock up dangerous defendants and to roll back the “Raise the Age” law for criminal responsibility.

“He’s right,” Zeldin said.

“We all need to work together and that will be the first call on Wednesday morning — to Mayor Adams — because we have to represent our mutual constituents.”

Zeldin summed up by saying voters would go to the polls “with a breaking point in this state and a passion and a desire to save the state.”

Source : New York Post

 

Climate Change: How home builders and residents are adapting to a warming world

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Climate Change: How home builders and residents are adapting to a warming world

Climate Change: How home builders and residents are adapting to a warming world

Diplomat Times (VANCOUVER) — The two-story family home with a classic design and wooden cladding blends in with its neighbors, but its thick, insulated walls, airtightness, solar panels, heat pump and highly efficient windows make it a home built for a warming world.

The home in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood generates more energy than it consumes and demonstrates how a highly efficient building is also more resilient to the effects of climate change, such as bouts of extreme heat, and smoke from wildfires that persisted well into this autumn in southwestern British Columbia.

The Net Zero-certified home was built to standards beyond those of any building code in Canada. While they’re changing, Canadian building codes have generally been developed to produce homes for cold climates rather than heat resiliency, said Chris Higgins, senior green building designer with the City of Vancouver.

“For so long in Canada, we’ve been focused on trying to keep warm,” Higgins said.

“Now, summers are getting hotter, and we’re having to adapt.”

The Net Zero home and others like it show that some consumers and builders are taking adaptation into their own hands with design and materials fit for a new climate, with the added benefit of boosting efficiency and cutting energy costs.

But many existing properties, from single-family homes to condos in towering skyscrapers, will need upgrades to meet the challenge.

A prolonged heat wave that sent temperature records tumbling across British Columbia in June 2021 underscored the importance of climate-resilient housing.

A report by B.C.’s coroners service attributed more than 600 deaths that summer to record-breaking heat, finding most people died in homes that were ill-suited for temperatures that spiked into the high 30s and beyond for days without relief.

Standing outside the Net Zero home, builder Paul Lilley explains why encasing it with insulation, ensuring it has a very high airtightness rating and installing highly efficient doors and windows mean the building loses heat more slowly in the winter and takes much longer to absorb heat in the summer than a standard one.

Those features also mean the home’s mechanical requirements for heating, cooling and ventilation are much lower than a code-minimum building, said Lilley, principal and general manager at Kingdom Builders, which finished the home in 2021.

“As seasonal highs and lows get more extreme, this home is set up to handle that.”

Several windows are shrouded by deciduous trees and foliage that lose leaves in the winter, allowing more sunlight in, while providing shading in the summer.

“Why build a code-minimum house now, and then (it’s) an energy hog in 10 to 20 years?” Lilley added. “Whereas, if you build a house like this today, if you’re going to sell it in 10 to 20 years, you’ve already got a house that meets the future standard.”

The Net Zero home cost about five per cent more to build than a code-minimum counterpart would have, said Lilley, although it doesn’t have a basement.

The supply of Canadian-made windows and other components certified to high energy efficiency standards has improved in recent years, he said, helping to reduce the cost of shipping materials from the more established European market.

Vancouver architect Bryn Davidson agreed the gap between the cost to build a highly energy efficient home and a standard one is shrinking, at least in Vancouver.

“When you look at places around the world that have adopted Passive House or other kinds of efficiency standards, after four or five years of doing it, you get to a point where it doesn’t really cost much more than the status quo,” he said.

“And you’re getting a payback (with) a more comfortable and durable building that also has low operating costs,” said Davidson, co-founder and design lead at Lanefab, which builds energy efficient laneway homes as well as larger houses.

France’s Macron: Bezos Earth Fund pledged $1 billion to protect environment

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France’s Macron: Bezos Earth Fund pledged $1 billion to protect environment

France’s  Macron : Bezos earth fund pledged $1 billion to protect environment.

Diplomat Times (PARIS) – The Bezos Earth Fund – set up by Amazon founder (AMZN.O) Jeff Bezos – has pledged $1 billion by 2030 to help protect carbon reserves and biodiversity, according to a statement by the office of French President Emmanuel Macron.

Macron’s office issued the statement on Monday as the French leader held a first series of talks at the COP27 summit in Egypt. Macron’s office added that the presidents of Gabon and Rwanda had also expressed an interest at the COP27 summit in taking steps to protect forests and natural carbon reserves.

Bezos’s philanthropic organization so far has pledged 30% of its $10-billion fund toward nature conservation, restoration and food-systems transformation. The fund is seeking a coalition with African and European countries around this year’s U.N. climate summit to add heft to land restoration efforts.

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Source :Reuters

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Sell San Francisco Home for $31 Million

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The deal is the most expensive in the city so far this year.

Diplomat Times (San Francisco) -Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have sold one of their San Francisco homes for $31 million in an off-market deal, a spokesperson for the family confirmed.

The deal marks the most expensive sale in San Francisco so far this year, according to Zilllow. Built in 1928, the 7,386-square-foot home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, and is on the edge of the Mission District and Dolores Heights neighborhoods of the city. The sale closed on July 1, but records of the transaction have just become publicly available.

The Facebook-cum-Meta co-founder, 38, and his wife, 37, purchased the home in 2012 for just under $10 million through a California-based limited liability company, SFRP, according to records with PropertyShark. A grant deed between the seller and the buyer was signed on SFRP’s behalf by Na’eem Salaam, the vice president of operations of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Although a representative for the organization confirmed the deal, Mr. Zuckerberg and Ms. Chen were not available for comment.

The buyer was a limited liability company based in Delaware, PropertyShark records show. Mansion Global was unable to identify the buyer further, but Michael M. Gordon, a director at the law firm of Gordon, Fournaris and Mammarella in Wilmington, was listed as the contact for the LLC. He did not immediately return a request for comment.

When the couple bought the home 10 years ago, it was about 1,800 square feet smaller and its sale price likely set a record for the Mission District at a time when San Francisco was seeing the early signs of a tech takeover, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time.

Founded in 2015, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aims “to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges—from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of our local communities,” according to its website. Ms. Chan and Mr. Zuckerberg are the co-founders and serve as co-CEOs.

Last March, they purchased close to 600 acres of land on the Hawaiian island of Kauai for $53 million, Mansion Global reported. That brought their total holdings to more than 1,300 acres on the Hawaiian island.

In addition, the Silicon Valley home where Mr. Zuckerberg and other Facebook co-founders launched the social media platform hit the market in May for nearly $5.3 million. The price was dropped to just under $5 million a few weeks after it was listed, and taken off the market earlier this month. It’s currently being offered as a rental for $11,000 a month.

Source : Wall Street | Mansion Global

Virat kohli got big happiness news before T20 world cup Semifinals

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Virat Kohli celebrates his first ICC Men’s Player of the Month accolade following outstanding performances in October

Diplomat Times (Sports) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for October 2022. Virat Kohli claims the ICC Men’s Player of the Month following a series of star performances as India charged their way to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semi finals, while Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Nida Dar is the ICC Women’s Player of the Month thanks to her sensational form in their Women’s Asia Cup campaign.

Both Kohli and Dar were elected winners following a global vote conducted among media representatives, ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and fans registered at icc-cricket.com.

Virat Kohli tweeted

Kohli celebrates his first Player of the Month prize after registering 205 runs with the bat, and showcasing the full array of his batting talent throughout October. As well as scoring a brilliant half-century against Netherlands in Sydney, he produced an unforgettable innings in the stunning victory over Pakistan in front of a capacity crowd in Melbourne to kick off their Super 12 campaign in the Men’s T20 World Cup. At one stage 31 for four, Kohli asserted his dominance on the opposition bowlers in a memorable display of controlled aggression, eventually guiding his side to chase down the 160 target on the final ball, thanks to his unbeaten 82 from 53 balls.

The India talisman secures the award after being nominated for the first time, edging out a competitive field which included South Africa’s sublime finisher David Miller and the in-form Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe, who both enjoyed key contributions at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

Reacting to his ICC Men’s Player of the Month prize, Kohli commented: “It is a great honour for me to have been voted the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October. Being chosen as the standout player by fans across the globe as well as the panel makes this accolade even more special for me.

“I want to pay tribute to the other nominees who performed so well during the month and also to my teammates, who continue to support me to perform to the best of my ability.”

Source : International Cricket Council (ICC)

Black Adam Rules The Box Office Again As Smile Prepares To Hit An Excellent Milestone

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In Its Last Weekend At #1 Domestically, Black Adam’s Ticket Sales Exceed $300 Million Worldwide

Black Adam Rules The Box Office Again As Smile Prepares To Hit An Excellent Milestone

Diplomat Times (Hollywood) – As the calendar flipped over to November this past week, Hollywood didn’t put up much of an effort to provide theaters with new wide releases – something that we’ve seen happen multiples times in 2022. With Halloween in the rear view mirror and Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever set to take over multiplexes the world over in just a few days, the box office crown was left open to be taken for a third time by the star power of Dwayne Johnson in Jaume Collet-Serra’s Black Adam.

Check out the Top 10 for this past weekend at the box office below, and join me after for analysis! Figure in (USD $)

TITLE                                 WEEKEND GROSS DOMESTIC GROSS LW        THTRS
1. Black Adam                     $18,520,000 $137,365,701 1 3                     985
2. One Piece Film: Red*        $9,475,251 $9,475,251 2                                  367
3. Ticket To Paradise          $8,510,000 $46,734,120 2 4                          066
4. Smile                               $3,999,925 $99,107,000 4 3                             046
5. Prey For The Devil          $3,875,000 $13,643,710 3 2                          980
6. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile           $3,360,000 $36,566,868 7 3                             005
7. The Banshees Of Inisherin  $2,001,000 $3,034                                    102 11 895
8. Till                                    $1,875,580 $6,583,014 6 2                              136
9. Halloween Ends               $1,400,000 $63,445,190 5 2                         929
10. Terrifier 2                        $1,220,075 $9,858,425 8 1                               245

As I have emphasized in the last few weeks, analysis of Black Adam’s journey at the box office has to be done keeping in mind the project’s budget. According to Variety, it took a reported production budget of $195 million to bring the DC Comics property to life, and that notably doesn’t include costs for marketing, publicity, and development. The blockbuster has had a mountain to climb in the accounting department since it was first released in mid-October… and only now are the numbers are starting to look a bit rosier.

It can’t be said that Black Adam is doing particularly well domestically. It’s now ranked in the Top 10 releases of 2022, but achieving that ranking meant pushing past Jordan Peele’s Nope, which is a film that was made with a budget about a third the size of the Dwayne Johnson tentpole release. To date, per The Numbers, the movie has made $137.4 million in the United States and Canada, which means that it is at minimum $200 million away from accompanying this year’s other major superhero movies on the chart (Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love And Thunder made $343.3 million; Matt Reeves’ The Batman made $369.3 million; and Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness made $411.3 million).
Black Adam is still far away from those titles in the worldwide box office rankings as well, but at the very least the numbers look better when put in context with the budget. Thanks to the global earnings from ticket sales this past weekend, the movie has now made $319.7 million to date.

Black Adam’s ticket sales are surely going to plummet next weekend, as almost the entirety of its target audience is going to be purchasing tickets to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and it probably means that the movie is going to go down in the books as a financial disappointment for Warner Bros. There is, however, a silver lining to be observed, which is that it may still have set the table for a more positive future.

Source : Eric Eisenberg (cinemablend) 

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Canada kick out Chinese companies from lithium mining

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Canada kick out Chinese companies from lithium mining

Diplomat Times (Ontario) — Three Chinese companies have been ordered to sell lithium mining assets in Canada after the country’s government imposed limits on foreign involvement in supplying “critical minerals” used in batteries and high-tech products.

The order Wednesday comes as tensions between the West and China mount over control of sources of lithium, rare earths, cadmium and other minerals used in mobile phones, wind turbines, solar cells, electric cars and other emerging technologies.

Chinese miners are investing in production in Africa, Latin America, Canada and elsewhere as the ruling Communist Party encourages development of electric car, clean energy and other tech industries.

Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne last week announced curbs on involvement of foreign state-owned companies in producing “critical minerals.” He said investment of any size would be approved only on an “exceptional basis.”

The Chinese government criticized the order as a violation of market principles and called on Canada to reverse its decision.

“Canada stretched the concept of national security and placed barriers to normal investment and trade cooperation between Chinese and Canadian companies,” said a foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian. “We urge Canada to stop the undue suppression of Chinese companies and instead provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for their operation.”

Western governments want industrial supply chains controlled by allies following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which disrupted global oil and gas markets, and tension with China, which produces most of the world’s rare earths.

Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources was ordered to sell its stake in Power Metals Corp., based in Vancouver, which has exploration projects for lithium, cesium and tantalum in northern Ontario.

Chengze Lithium International Ltd. is required to divest its interests in Lithium Chile Inc., a company in Calgary with lithium projects underway in Chile. Zangge Mining Investment was ordered to sell its stake in Ultra Lithium Inc. of Vancouver, which has lithium and gold projects in Canada and Argentina.

Canada welcomes foreign investment but “will act decisively when investments threaten our national security and our critical minerals supply chains,” Champagne said in a statement.

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