Rio Tinto's CEO said he hopes to increase procurement in China.

Rio Tinto Group CEO Joe revealed in an interview with reporters that Rio Tinto's procurement total in China reached 43 billion US dollars last year, and he is looking forward to continuing to achieve breakthroughs on the basis of 43 billion US dollars. Over the past decade, Rio Tinto's procurement in China has averaged nearly 20 billion US dollars per year, totaling about 22 billion US dollars. Joe said that China remains Rio Tinto's largest market and will continue to be the largest consumer of the materials produced by the company.