The United States is hoping to enlist Australia in a trade battle with China over the control of the global critical minerals supply, as a new survey reveals deep skepticism of the Trump administration among voters.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the fight over metals like lithium, cobalt and copper was a case of "China versus the world."

"We're going to be speaking with our European allies, with Australia, with Canada, with India and the Asian democracies," he told an event hosted by American broadcaster CNBC.

"We're going to have a

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