China Hands Over Keys to the Railway As African Countries Take Control of 2 Major Belt and Road Projects
June 14th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China handing over the keys to the railway as African countries take control of 2 major belt and road projects: The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway and the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway have both had recent handovers from Chinese operators Observers say training workers is part of China’s localisation […]
Read more »Senegal Starts Producing Oil As President Promises Benefits
June 14th, 2024
Via BBC, a report on Senegal’s oil production: Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has said profits from the sale of oil and gas will be “well managed” as the West African state started producing oil for the first time. Australian energy giant Woodside described the extraction as a “historic day” and a “key milestone” for […]
Read more »Durians in SE Asia: A Whiff of Economic Diplomacy
June 14th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on growing demand for durian: Eric chan has long sold durians, a pungent fruit, to South-East Asians. Now he is eyeing a bigger prize. The Musang King variety that he cultivates in Malaysia is beloved by Chinese consumers. But at the moment his country only has permission to export frozen durians […]
Read more »China’s Digital Silk Road Exports Internet Technology, Controls
June 14th, 2024
Via VOA, a report on China’s Digital Silk Road: A Chinese initiative known as the “Digital Silk Road” is helping Southeast Asian nations modernize their digital landscapes. But rights groups say Beijing is also exporting its model of authoritarian governance of the internet through censorship, surveillance and controls. China’s state media recently announced Chinese electrical […]
Read more »Libya-China Economic Forum Planned in Tripoli
June 14th, 2024
Via Nova News, an article on a planned economic forum between Libya and China: The Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GUN) of Libya, Mohamed al Hawaii, met with members of the Board of Directors of the Libyan-Chinese Joint Economic Chamber to discuss, among other things, a Libyan-Chinese economic forum in […]
Read more »Chinese Travel: All Roads Lead To Middle East
June 14th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on how – as travel picks up again in the post-pandemic era – more Chinese tourists are abandoning Western destinations: When Ian Sun finally began travelling again earlier this year, the Shanghainese abandoned his original plan to visit Europe, instead opting to fly to Egypt. Despite spending three years […]
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