Lithium is following iron ore cycle, page-6

50 years ago, some predicted African countries would develop fast than China.

So you prefer China to stay at poor conditions as Africa?

Why should only western countries have been developed?

I think It's a great achievement in human history.

If you just look a bit history of UK history, pollution is just a by product/cost of deveping/urbanisation. Lodon is also an example of being a smoke city for long time.