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Yang Li
Coverage of Yang Li in the Nexus archive.
- China’s rare earth reserves could be much larger than reported: leading geologist
China’s Bayan Obo mine in Inner Mongolia, the world’s largest rare earth deposit, may hold more resources than currently reported, according to geologist Yang Li of Peking University. The mine contains 100 million tonnes of rare earth reserves and has been central to China’s rare earth industry.
- Hong Kong is world’s most unequal society for wealth distribution, study finds
Hong Kong is now the world’s most unequal society in wealth distribution, according to a study analyzing income and wealth inequality from 1981 to 2021. The study attributes rising inequality to a shift from wage disparities to capital concentration, which has reduced social mobility.