The Chinese Base That Isn’t There
July 15th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how new port facilities and the months-long presence of Chinese warships in Cambodia show Beijing’s growing global influence: In 2020, something curious happened at Cambodia’s Ream military base, on the Gulf of Thailand. Not long after submitting — and then abruptly withdrawing — a request for […]
Read more »Malaysia’s King Bids to Revive Chinese-Backed ‘Dream Paradise’
July 15th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the Malaysia’s king bid to revive a Chinese-backed ‘dream paradise’ – the $100bn Forest City development on Malaysia’s southern coast aimed to provide homes for as many as 700,000 people: Malaysia’s billionaire king is trying to resuscitate a huge real estate project he helped launch in his […]
Read more »Rise of Chinese Surveillance Tech in Africa: Development or Espionage?
July 11th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, commentary on the growing deployment of Chinese CCTV equipment in African cities: Chinese technology companies like Huawei and ZTE are contributing to smart city development on the continent, but analysts warn that their tools provide authoritarian governments with the means to spy on citizens and promote repression. More than a […]
Read more »China’s BYD To Invest $1B in Turkey for EV Plant
July 10th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on BYD’s plans to invest $1B into a Turkish EV plant: Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD will invest $1 billion in Turkey to set up an EV and plug-in hybrid vehicle factory with an annual capacity of 150,000 units, creating a second European production and export hub after the one it […]
Read more »As Violence Surges, Can Pakistan Protect Its Chinese Projects?
July 10th, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how – while China has invested billions in megaprojects across Pakistan – a resurgence in militant violence is threatening to derail badly needed investment: In a busy port city along Pakistan’s southwestern coast, a newly built security barrier and hundreds of new checkpoints safeguard Chinese workers. […]
Read more »Vietnam Plans Three Railway Links With China Under BRI
July 10th, 2024
Via Vietnam’s The Investor, an article on Vietnam’s plans for three (3) railway links with China under Belt and Road Initiative: Vietnam is considering three railway routes linking with China under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the “Two Corridors, One Belt” initiative, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said Thursday. Speaking at the Vietnam-China strategic […]
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.