Ann: Placement, page-78

The highlighted portion is exactly what Chinese investors would like. It represents a change from what the COmpany has been saying before.
Since clearly finance has not been easily forthcoming, selling out some of the project equity to the Chinese or others is a good way to get some money in, while reducing what AVZ has to finance, helping get it over the line.
Of course, you have to give up % in the project for that.