China’s Digital Inroads Into The Middle East
October 19th, 2022
Via East Asia Forum, an article on China’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is driven by the need to maintain access to vital energy supplies. Beijing is also motivated by its ambition to expand markets for Chinese products and investment, establish ‘trade hubs’ along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road — […]
Read more »The Technopolar Moment
October 15th, 2022
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, an interesting commentary on the growing influence of non state actors in the world today, particularly technology companies, as the politics of digital space and physical space converge: After rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, some of the United States’ most powerful institutions sprang into action to punish the leaders […]
Read more »China’s Interests in Afghanistan One Year After the U.S. Withdrawal
October 15th, 2022
Via The Jamestown Foundation, a look at China’s interests in Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal: In late June, a severe earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced it would provide 50 million RMB ($7.2 million) in emergency aid, including tents, blankets, cots […]
Read more »Gulf States Go Digital With China
October 15th, 2022
Via East Asia Forum, an article on the Digital Silk Road’s reach into the Middle East: The US–China strategic rivalry extends to the struggle for control over the digital economy — particularly digital infrastructure and technological innovation. China’s digital economy is among the most vibrant in the world, ranking second globally in 2021 at US$7.1 trillion. It […]
Read more »Africa’s Longest Oil Pipeline Takes Shape In Niger
October 14th, 2022
Via Oil & Gas Daily, a look at Africa’s longest oil pipeline project: Chinese and Nigerien workers haul giant steel pipes over mounds of earth as heavily armed soldiers keep guard. At Gaya in southwest Niger, near the border with Benin, the longest oil pipeline in Africa is being built. With a projected length of nearly […]
Read more »China’s Growing Investment In Russia’s Resource-Rich Far East
October 7th, 2022
Via South China Morning Post, a look at a number of joint infrastructure projects between China and Russia that have been completed in the resource-rich Far East region in recent months to make imports of Russian oil, natural gas and farm goods easier: China is strengthening transport links with Russia’s Far East at an accelerating pace, with […]
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