China dominates the top of the world's supply chains, again, and fellow BRICS countries of India, Brazil and Russia comprise four of the top five countries for raw materials output, according to the UN.

Resources and links:

Tim Cook: Supply chain guru behind Apple growth https://supplychaindigital.com/techno...

Apple Insider, The road to Steve Jobs' resignation, and the rise of Tim Cook as his successor https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/...

The Diplomat, Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Thailand’s Bid to Join BRICS https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/have...

Zerohedge, These Are The World's Biggest Mining Nations https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitica...

Statista, Australia export partners https://www.statista.com/statistics/6...

The Mineral Resource Sectors of BRICS Countries: Mutual Supplies and Regulation of the Global Market of Mineral Raw Materials https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Top countries by raw materials reserves
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((( Correction: The Kanas area is in Xinjiang Province, not Inner Mongolia. Apologies )))