Russia’s BRIC Power Play
May 8th, 2012
Via Forbes, an interesting article on Russia’s influence on BRIC energy policy. As the report notes: President Putin is officially back, with his swearing in scheduled for Monday, but this time he has a problem. The Russian masses have started to see through the political mist of the Kremlin; they don’t like what’s on show. […]
Read more »China’s Influence in Myanmar
April 6th, 2012
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at China’s enduring influence in Myanmar: China’s Foreign Ministry released a statement today calling on Western powers to lift all sanctions on Myanmar after the country’s by-elections were regarded by international monitors as relatively free and fair. This is an unusual statement from a state that the West has […]
Read more »Venezuelan Oil: A Risky Investment For China
March 16th, 2012
Via The Washington Times, a report on China’s investment in Venezuelan oil: China has poured billions of dollars into Venezuela’s oil sector to expand its claim over the country’s massive oil reserves. But Beijing is getting relatively little for its investments, and Chinese officials are increasingly frustrated with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to energy […]
Read more »China’s “Rason d’Etre” For Investing In North Korea
February 22nd, 2012
Via STRATFOR, some analysis on the reported Chinese investment in North Korea’s Rajin-Sonbong Special Economic Zone. As the article notes: “…The Chinese Foreign Ministry denied allegations made in a Feb. 16 South Korean media report regarding its agreement with North Korea to jointly develop the Rajin-Sonbong Special Economic Zone, a port area in northeast North […]
Read more »Thorns In China’s African Dream
January 31st, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, a look at some of the challenges that Chinese companies are on the ground in Africa as they ignore local politics and stir hostilities. As the article notes: The importance of Africa to China is easily understood: it offers a huge market, rich supplies of natural resources and raw materials and […]
Read more »How the West Is Missing China’s Geopolitical Focus
January 10th, 2012
Courtesy of The Oil and The Glory, an interesting article on how the West is wholly missing China’s geopolitical focus. As the report notes: On a recent visit to China, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov smiled broadly as he was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor at Peking University. Yet his satisfaction was probably less the […]
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