China’s Foreign Minister Begins Africa Tour as Western Influence Wanes
January 7th, 2025
Via Semafor, a report on the upcoming African visit of China’s Foreign Minister: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a week-long tour of African nations as Beijing seeks to bolster ties to the continent. Africa has become essential for China as the world’s second-largest economy ramps up investment in electric vehicles and green technology, both of which […]
Read more »Namibia Seeks Investment in Nuclear Power From China
January 7th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a look at China’s interest in Namibia’s uranium sector: Nation wants to boost its role in global clean energy push China’s top diplomat is in Namibia as part of Africa visit Namibia, one of the world’s largest uranium producers, is seeking investment from China in nuclear power to boost its role in the […]
Read more »China’s Faith in Djibouti is Paying Off, but Could Red Sea Crisis Muddy the Waters?
December 30th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report on China’s investment in Djibouti: China’s investment in Djibouti is finally beginning to pay off, but the Red Sea crisis has brought mixed feelings about the business outlook among some Chinese executives based in the tiny Horn of Africa nation. Djibouti has been a major East African investment destination for […]
Read more »Brazil-China Partnership: Redefining the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America
December 30th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Brazil’s calculated approach to the Belt and Road Initiative reflects the unique nature of Latin American politics: Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Brazil in November, China reportedly pushed to have Brazil formally join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Ultimately, Brazil’s government declined to sign […]
Read more »Macau Is the Casino Capital of the World. For China, That’s Not Enough.
December 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how – a quarter century after the former Portuguese colony was made a Chinese territory – Macau’s economic boundaries with the mainland are being blurred: Macau, the world’s gambling capital, is becoming more intertwined with a Chinese neighbor — one person, train and building at a […]
Read more »Myanmar Civil War Casts Shadow over China’s CMEC Corridor
December 16th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the shadow that Myanmar’s civil war is casting over China’s CMEC Corridor: Over the past decade, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investments in Myanmar have focused on the development of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), a major infrastructure project designed to connect China’s Yunnan Province to the Indian Ocean via […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.