Activity under preparation Observatory on China¿s overseas investments in critical raw materials The Overall Objective of this action is to improve the EU¿s understanding of China¿s overseas investments in critical raw materials (as defined in the Critical Raw Materials Act ¿ CRMA) among European policy-makers to contribute to reducing critical dependencies and strengthening resilience.The Specific Objectives of this action are to:1. Provide an overview of Chinese overseas investments in critical raw materials to assess current and emerging patterns and to try to anticipate China¿s actions globally.2. Generate regular inputs and analysis which can inform relevant EU policies and tools (such as foreign policy, trade, industrial, development).The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:1.1 Establishment of an observatory (including a pool of experts and a user-friendly and up-to-date database/ spreadsheet) to systematically monitor Chinese global investments and activities in critical raw materials.2.1 Improved tools and easy effective use of a searchable repository of existing papers, articles, studies, analysis by third parties including investment figures.2.2 Improve information and advisory services for EU¿s policy-making in the area of critical raw materials including through new analytical reports to be developed by the observatory experts.