Egypt: China, The West, and Its Megaprojects
March 19th, 2021
Via the Belt & Road News, an article on the Egyptian building boom under way as President el-Sisi seeks to modernize and transform the Middle East’s most populous country: China is joining the race with international competitors to participate in a boom of megaprojects and infrastructure developments currently underway in Egypt as President Abdel Fatah […]
Read more »Laos Grants 25-Year Power Grid Concession to Chinese-Majority Firm
March 18th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on a deal which deepens China’s involvement in the Lao government’s goal of transforming itself into the “battery of Southeast Asia”: Earlier this week, the government of Laos and a majority Chinese-owned company signed a 25-year concession agreement that allows the company to build and manage a large part of the […]
Read more »China’s Interests Going Up In Flames In Myanmar
March 16th, 2021
Via Asia Times, an article on the impact of Myanmar’s coup on Chinese investments in the country: When unknown assailants torched at least ten Chinese-financed factories in Yangon’s Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone, Beijing was quick to urge Myanmar’s military leaders to ensure security for its investments. China’s state-run Global Times newspaper, often a reflection of […]
Read more »China-Central Asia: An Uneasy Co-Existence
March 16th, 2021
Via Observer Research Foundation, commentary on China and Central Asia: Relations of China with the five Central Asian states—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenis??tan and Uzbekistan—have witnessed impressive growth over the thirty years since Central Asia attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. During the Soviet period, borders of Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik Soviet Socialist Republics […]
Read more »Capital Meant For Myanmar May Go To Vietnam and Cambodia
March 16th, 2021
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on how capital meant for Myanmar may seek havens in Vietnam and Cambodia: The military coup in Myanmar has forced investors who had earmarked capital for the country to look for nearby alternatives. Delta Capital, Anthem Asia and other funds that have solely focused on Myanmar are adopting a wait-and-see […]
Read more »Fears Mount Over North Korean ‘Great Leap Backwards
March 14th, 2021
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how Kim Jong Un’s ideology of self-reliance risks causing food shortages and economic collapse: On the western bank of the Yalu in the Chinese city of Dandong, containers packed with medical supplies and protein biscuits stand untouched, prohibited from being trucked across the river and into North Korea. […]
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