In a special investigation, 7NEWS Spotlight takes viewers into the Chinese-controlled mines fuelling Australia’s renewable roll out. Reporter Liam Bartlett travels to some of Africa’s poorest yet mineral rich nations to expose the strategy behind China’s campaign to dominate the global supply of critical minerals. These critical minerals, such as copper, cobalt and nickel are fundamental to Australia’s push to transition our energy grid to renewable. The Spotlight crew gained access to mines where tens of thousands of children are being put to work to extract critical minerals in Chinese owned mines. Those minerals are refined in China and used to make components which are included in the vast majority of wind turbines, batteries, electric vehicles, solar panels, and virtually every piece of infrastructure in Australia’s renewable network. *Connect with 7NEWS Spotlight online* Visit 🔗https://7news.com.au/spotlight 7NEWS Spotlight Podcast 🎧 http://smarturl.it/7NewsSpotlight Facebook https://www.facebook.com/7newsSpotlight/ Instagram https://instagram.com/7newsSpotlight/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@7news.spotlight 7NEWS combines the trusted and powerful news brands, including Sunrise, The Morning Show and 7NEWS.com.au, delivering unique, engaging and continuous coverage on the issues that matter most to Australians. Watch 7NEWS nightly at 6pm and weekdays at 12pm and 4pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.