Economic Rationale For China’s Pivot To Vietnam
November 24th, 2022
Via Asia Power Watch, a report on the economic rationale for China’s pivot to Vietnam: There has been a lot of media coverage around the recent escalation of high-level negotiations underway between China and Vietnam. Several agreements and MOU’s have been signed, with fifteen such documents having been concluded since June 2022. Vietnam has successfully promoted […]
Read more »Europe’s New Gateway To Asia Through Azerbaijan
November 22nd, 2022
Via New Silk Road Discovery, commentary on the Middle Corridor project: Azerbaijan sees the Middle Corridor project as another opportunity to boost fruitful partnerships with China, Kazakhstan, and other parts of the landlocked Central Asian region. Among the many significant geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the reinvigoration of the Middle Corridor, both as […]
Read more »Vietnam Urged To Get China-Backed Railway Project On Track
November 22nd, 2022
Courtesy of the South China Morning Post, an article on Vietnam being urged to get China-backed railway project on track and avoid ‘missed opportunities’ despite concerns: For the past seven years, the name of a Vietnamese railway project has appeared in every diplomatic joint statement and declaration between Beijing and Hanoi. But so far, it […]
Read more »China Seals One of the Biggest LNG Deals Ever With Qatar
November 22nd, 2022
Via Bloomberg, an article on a recent LNG agreement between China and Qatar: China signed a landmark $60 billion agreement for purchases of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, as the world’s second-largest economy looks to bolster its energy security for decades. Qatar Energy will send Sinopec 4 million tons of LNG a year starting in 2026, the state-controlled […]
Read more »Indonesia, China and the Future of the Belt and Road
November 18th, 2022
Via Asia Times, a look at the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail showcased at G20 Summit, and how the long-delayed project has been more risk than reward for Indonesia: Taking time out from the G20 Summit, President Joko Widodo and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday watched via video link the operational trial of the Chinese-funded Jakarta-Bandung […]
Read more »Cuban Leader On Energy Quest To Russia, China, Turkey, Algeria
November 17th, 2022
Via Oil & Gas Daily, a report on Cuba’s search for energy sector support and oil: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel started a tour Wednesday of Russia, China, Turkey and Algeria, hoping to boost his country’s struggling energy sector in the midst of prolonged blackouts and fuel shortages. The president said on Twitter the tour was […]
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