Via South China Morning Post, a report that Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental railway that could reshape South America’s trade routes by connecting Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific Ocean port of Chancay: Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at China’s efforts to secure mineral resources worldwide: Chinese mining acquisitions overseas have hit their highest level in more than a decade as companies race to secure the raw materials that underpin the global economy in the face of mounting geopolitical tension. There were 10 deals worth more […]
Read more »Via The Diplomat, a look at Alatau where Tokayev’s vision of a futuristic Singapore-style city is slowly getting started, but takes a different development approach than Astana did: In a late afternoon session at the Astana International Forum, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of National Economy Zhandos Shaimardanov stepped onto the stage for a long-awaited talk on […]
Read more »Via Nikkei Asia, a report that the Taliban have canceled an oilfield deal with the Chinese in Afghanistan’s north due to slow progress: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has terminated a two-year-old oil extraction and development contract with a Chinese company due to alleged violations of contractual obligations, with some experts believing the move to be a […]
Read more »Via CNBC, a look at how war-torn Myanmar plays a critical role in China’s rare earth dominance: Myanmar is one of the world’s largest suppliers of rare earth production, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Experts say that most of those rare earths are sent to China, especially the less abundant heavy rare earth elements. […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on a new Center for Strategic and International Studies report that found wider Chinese involvement in regional ports than previously reported: Chinese companies have built or operate 31 active ports in Latin America and the Caribbean, many more than previously thought, according to research by a Washington-based think-tank. […]
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