China’s Economic Disparity…In Maps
September 11th, 2013
Via Matt Hartzell’s blog, an interesting look at China’s economic distribution: [click to enlarge] How is income distributed across the Chinese nation? As we can see in the above map, highly unevenly! This map (which uses data accurate as of December 2011) uses blue to show those provinces where the average income is higher than […]
Read more »The Promises and Problems of Gwadar Port
August 29th, 2013
Courtesy of Future Directions, some analysis on Gwadar Port which, though plagued with problems, is likely to succeed in becoming an economic hub: Background Gwadar Port is a deep water port being constructed, primarily with Chinese capital, in the south of the Pakistani province of Baluchistan. Operational control of the port was formally transferred to […]
Read more »Iran-Pakistan Natural Gas Pipeline To Extend To China?
August 29th, 2013
Via Oil Price.com, an interesting look at China’s potential involvement in an Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline: The energy relations between Iran and Pakistan are a marriage made in heaven, except for international politics. Pakistan’s current energy deficit problems are severe and increasing. Pakistan’s most respected English-language newspaper, “Dawn,” recently headlined an article, “Pakistan, Nuclear-armed but […]
Read more »Kyrgyzstan: Future Economic Colony Of Russian Gazprom And China?
August 18th, 2013
Via the Emerging Markets blog, an interesting report on Kyrgyzstan: The sale of Kyrgyzgaz company for a symbolic price of US $1 to Russian gas monopoly Gazprom OAO has been finalized and may represent a landmark of a new type of Russification of Kyrgyzstan. This new deal followed the one related to the military base […]
Read more »Afghan Mining Deal With China Facing Failure
August 7th, 2013
Via Deutsche Welle, an interesting report on the status of China’s large mining project in Afghanistan: Afghan natural resources are valued at $3 trillion. But for security reasons, a multibillion-dollar mining deal between Kabul and Beijing is now in jeopardy. Its failure would have a big impact on the Afghan economy. It was meant to […]
Read more »The Uncertain Future of the Sino-Myanmar Pipeline
August 6th, 2013
Via STRAFOR (subscription required), a report on an energy corridor being built by China to Myanmar: Domestic political opposition and security concerns in Myanmar could threaten an energy pipeline built in the country by China, its longtime patron. Beijing conceived of the pipeline before Myanmar began its opening to the rest of the world in […]
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