China-Timor Leste To Boost Trade & Investment Cooperation
June 6th, 2022
Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on trade relations between China and Timor Leste: China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi has been visiting the South Pacific Islands, with Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste in East Asia being the last stops on this regional trip. Following concerns about a proposed Chinese security presence in the region, discussions have concentrated […]
Read more »Mongolia Looks to Fuel Russia and China by Rail
June 1st, 2022
Via Foreign Policy, an article on critical rail routes that Mongolia is aiming to finish by end of 2022: After a tumultuous and contested decade of politicking around the potential security implications of expanding its freight logistics to China, Mongolia is expected to complete three critical rail lines by the end of this year. These […]
Read more »The Struggle For A “Monster” Lithium Deposit
May 20th, 2022
Via Week In China, an article on the struggle for a “monster” lithium deposit in Africa: Chinese ambitions to take control of the biggest lithium mine in Africa looked dead in the water in April 2020 after Canberra blocked the ASX-listed miner AVZ Minerals from selling an 11.8% stake to Chinese firms including CATL (see […]
Read more »Chinese State Shipping Conglomerate Builds New Belt and Road Hub in Peru
May 17th, 2022
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on COSCO planting its flag in South America with $3bn Peruvian port: Major ports along the west coast of the Americas have been snarled for much of the last two years due to COVID and global shipping challenges such as the Ukraine war. Outside a sleepy South American fishing town, Chinese […]
Read more »CNOOC Starts Drilling In Brazilian Waters
May 16th, 2022
Via Week in China, an article on CNOOC’s drilling activity in Brazilian waters: Saudi Aramco is jostling with Apple once again for the title of the world’s most valuable company, helped by oil prices that have soared 60% since last year on higher demand and the spillover effect of the disruption in energy markets caused […]
Read more »China and Uzbekistan: An Emerging Development Partnership?
May 14th, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how Uzbekistan is leveraging its partnership with China to address the logistical and geographic challenges it faces: Uzbekistan has been expanding its economic cooperation with China as it aims to connect to world transportation and trade routes. In a recent meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing, Uzbekistan presented […]
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