TO GO WITH AFP STORY CHINA-METAL-BUSINESS-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT BY POORNIMA WEERASEKARA AND DESSY SAGITA
(FILES) This illustration file photo taken on March 8, 2022 shows a journalist posing with their glasses while looking at a computer screen with the Bloomberg display showing a one-day view of the rise and fall in the value of the nickel, in London. - The play by Xiang Guangda, "China's Nickel King", was to use his influential market position to short the metal, wait for the price to drop, then soak up the rewards when the value bounced back. But then Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and things got complicated -- fast. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY CHINA-METAL-BUSINESS-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT BY POORNIMA WEERASEKARA AND DESSY SAGITA