China is the world’s second largest economy and has become one of the largest consumers of mineral resources (World Bank, 2013 & WTO, 2013). Despite being one of the major global mineral resource producers and importers, China faces a relative shortage of resources. In order to sustain the development of China’s economy, the government has set out a “Going Out Policy” to encourage Chinese companies to diversify their reliance on importing key commodities through the open market, by investing in resource companies and assets overseas (China State Council 2006).
