China’s Global Economic ‘Island Hopping’ Strategy
August 4th, 2023
Via Foreign Policy Research Institute, commentary on China’s use of economic inducements and threats to forge relationships with island states across the Indian Ocean, Caribbean, and the South Pacific: BOTTOM LINE China employs similar tactics—economic inducements and threats, as well as the occasional bribe—to forge relationships with island states across the Indian Ocean, Caribbean, and […]
Read more »Afghanistan in China’s Grand Strategy
August 4th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how China’s active engagement in the country’s affairs is driven by Afghanistan’s strategic position at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, coupled with its abundant natural resources: China’s grand strategy encompasses several goals, including safeguarding its economic interests, expanding global influence, and ensuring stability within its borders and periphery. […]
Read more »Kyrgyzstan Declares an Energy Emergency and Looks to China for Support
August 4th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – as Bishkek announces a three-year energy emergency – newly announced Chinese energy projects provide some hope – but when, and at what cost? On August 1, amid a hot summer and the looming shadow of another winter to come, a decree signed by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov […]
Read more »How China Is Winning The Race For Africa’s Lithium
August 1st, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how China – which already dominates processing of lithium for use in electric vehicle batteries 0 is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling in Africa: The settlement of Uis in a remote part of Namibia seems an unlikely hotspot for a mineral cold war […]
Read more »China’s Overseas Investment in Metals and Mining Set To Hit Record
August 1st, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how China’s overseas investment in metals and mining is set to hit a record Beijing as intensifies efforts to lock up access to renewable energy supply chain: China’s metals and mining investments overseas are on track to hit a record this year, new data shows, as the […]
Read more »China’s Oil Gambit in Africa’s Conflict Zones
July 31st, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on China’s efforts to double down on its African energy investments even in the face of local opposition and violent conflict: As China, the United States, and other players jockey for position in present and future energy sectors, the African continent faces a pivotal moment in its oil and […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.