Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a report on a large scale Peru project – the Chancay port – which will be the first on South America’s Pacific coast able to receive megaships because of its nearly 60 feet of depth and which could speed trade with Asia, while planting Beijing’s flag in Washington’s neighborhood: […]
Read more »Via Semafor, a report on Chinese investment into Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s state-backed bid to drive industrialization and transform its economy over the last couple of decades has had plenty of support from Chinese investors and operators to create jobs and opportunities for a rapidly growing population. While that support has been welcomed, it’s been rare for […]
Read more »Via Bloomberg, commentary on a proposed new strategy for Washington to center on giving four “anchor” African countries preference in economic and military support: Africa, with 60% of the arable land on the planet, 30% of the mineral reserves and a population approaching 1.5 billion, is an increasingly vital region for global security. Unfortunately, the US has not been […]
Read more »Via Nikkei Asia, a look at China’s Forest City project in Johor which remains in limbo as Beijing prepares for key meeting: Tanjung Piai is a cape at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, the southernmost point of Eurasia and a destination for wealthy Chinese “shoppers.” At least it was until the affluent mainlanders all but stopped […]
Read more »Via Foreign Policy, a look at how conflict timber flows to India and China: Myanmar is the most violent place in the world, ranking just above Syria and Palestine, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. Since the 2021 coup, the international community has imposed economic sanctions to restrict the […]
Read more »Via the Council on Strategic Risks, a new report on Mexico’s lithium sector: Executive Summary In recent years, Mexico’s outgoing President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), has sought to develop lithium resources in the state of Sonora. AMLO and many Mexican policymakers hope to leverage lithium to profit from the rapidly growing value chain of […]
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