China’s Growing Demand For Turkmenistan’s Gas
November 23rd, 2014
Via BBC, a report on China’s growing appetite for Turkmen natural gas: China is a country facing huge environmental challenges as it pursues economic growth. One of its aims is to reduce its dependence on coal and switch to alternative energy sources like gas. So at an energy conference in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, China […]
Read more »New Road To Mandalay: The Trade Route Vital To Asia’s Future
August 3rd, 2014
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a look at how the ancient trade route from Myanmar to China has been upgraded and the role it will play a vital role in the globalized future of Asia: It is just after 8am on a sunny Saturday morning and the Muse border post is buzzing. The line of […]
Read more »Gas Pains: Central Asian Clash Impacts China’s Pipeline Plans
July 31st, 2014
Via Eurasia Review, a report on the potential impact that recent Central Asian violence may have upon China’s pipeline construction plans: A fresh outbreak of border violence in Central Asia has raised doubts about China’s plan to start building a gas pipeline through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan this year. The deadly clash between border guards of […]
Read more »Venezuela:Mortgaging Another$4B Of Oil Exports To China
July 24th, 2014
Via Quartz, a report on another oil related transaction between Venezuela and China: The bigger the oil deal, the bigger the portrait. Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged $4 billion in loans to Venezuela while visiting president Nicolás Maduro this week. The agreement will raise Caraca’s existing debts to Beijing by almost 25%, to over $20 billion—money that the country […]
Read more »Despite Volatility, China’s Interest In Yemen
June 3rd, 2014
Courtesy of the Diplomat, an interesting article on China’s interest in Yemen: With much to gain from a growing presence in the Middle East, Beijing is making an all-out effort to strengthen its foothold there, including the most volatile countries of the region. Although not widely reported, China-Yemen relations exemplify this trend. China’s diplomatic ties […]
Read more »China’s Global Search For Energy
May 23rd, 2014
Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting look at China’s global search for energy: Whether by diplomacy, investment or in extreme cases, force, China is going to great lengths to satisfy its growing hunger for energy to fuel its expanding car fleet and electrify its swelling cities. The Chinese government showed that desire on […]
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