Ann: Manono Project Mineral Resource increases 47% to 842Mt, page-74

Genuine question....

Would an Australian ASX listed company face challenges behind the scenes (from a political perspective) if is was to sell the worlds largest lithium resource to a non-western backed company?

Appreciate it's a free market and all, but if a western backed global MC who operate within a strict legal framework will struggle to work with DRC, and AVZ face too much pressure not to sell to China - what option would they have? Seems like they're stuck between a rock and a hard place.