EU Project to Counter BRI Completed First Year in Disappointment
January 10th, 2023
Via China-US Focus, an article on the West’s efforts to counter China’s BRI: The Geo-Economics Battle The race of geopolitical strategies based on infrastructural development abroad is a part of the new great powers rivalry. The so-called geo-economics contest (Luttwak) is the new global battle, a competition through commerce for getting economic advantages at the […]
Read more »With China’s Help, Nepal Chips Away at Its India-lockedness
January 10th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a report that China has begun a feasibility study to build a railway line linking Kathmandu with Kerung in the Tibet Autonomous Region: On December 27, a team of Chinese experts landed in Nepal to conduct the feasibility study of the Kathmandu-Kerung (Geelong) railway. On the same day, China opened the Rasuwagadhi […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Leader Travels To Beijing As Dependence On China Grows
January 7th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, a report on Turkmenistan’s growing dependence on China: (Hoping to boost his country’s economic prospects and deepen its energy links with China, Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhammedov arrived in Beijing on January 5 for a two-day state visit. Few details have been made available about the trip, but the visit marks Berdymukhammedov’s first […]
Read more »China: Expanding Its Infrastructure To Project Power Along Its Western Borders
January 6th, 2023
Courtesy of China Power, a detailed look at how China is expanding its infrastructure to project power along its Western borders: Much attention has been paid to China’s efforts to modernize its military with new naval vessels, aircraft, nuclear weapons, and other equipment. China has made significant progress on these fronts, but weaponry and equipment are only part […]
Read more »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, […]
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