A Tiny Mediterranean Island Feels the Heat of the Minerals War with China

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|February 20, 2026Updated:February 21, 2026“There are two stories here,” begins Sotiris Theodorou. He is sitting under a formidable winter sun, outside his waterfront bar on the Greek island of Chios.We are about a mile from the tiny village of Volissos, as some legends have it, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Homer.

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