Taliban Settle Oil Deal With Chinese Company
January 6th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on a deal between the Taliban and a Chinese petroleum company which is actually a repeat of a previous contract signed by the former Republic government with CNPC in 2011: On January 5, the Taliban held a televised ceremony heralding the signing of the group’s first international agreement since taking over […]
Read more »Does China Pose a Threat to Global Rare Earth Supply Chains?
January 5th, 2023
Via ChinaPower, commentary on a potential Chinese threat to global rare earth supply chains: As China’s economy has developed over the last several decades, its leaders have sought to transform the country into a key player in strategically important industries. Toward this end, Beijing has established China as the dominant global supplier of rare earths, […]
Read more »Ecuador and China Conclude Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
January 5th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on China and Ecuador’s free trade discussions: After four rounds of negotiations and dozens of technical meetings, the Chinese and Ecuadorian teams successfully closed negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries at the technical level. The FTA was negotiated over the course of 10 months, following […]
Read more »“Brazil Needs China’s Experience To Re-Industrialize”
January 3rd, 2023
Via Panda Paw Dragon Claw, commentary on how the Lula administration will approach China and the BRI: On the first day of 2023, the 77-year old Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for the third time as Brazil’s president at an emotional and a bit unconventional inauguration ceremony, as former President Jair Bolsonaro intentionally skipped […]
Read more »Marcos Jr: In Desperate Need of China’s Belt and Road?
January 3rd, 2023
Via Asia Times, an article on the Philippine leader’s trip to Beijing hat in hand with major infrastructure deficiencies and failings at home: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s maiden visit to China, the leader’s first major foreign trip scheduled for January 3-5, comes in the wake of a pressing infrastructure crisis at home. Over the weekend, […]
Read more »After China, Globalization May Lead To Mexico
January 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how – as American companies seek to limit their exposure to the pitfalls of making goods in China – some are moving production to Mexico: As American companies recalibrate the risks of relying on Chinese factories to make their goods, some are shifting business to a […]
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