Central Asian Railway To Offer New Link Between China, Europe
July 9th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on a new Central Asian rail network would bypass problematic routes through Russia and Red Sea: A rail network that spans across Central Asia is gradually taking shape, spurred on by interest in bypassing such geopolitical hot spots as Russia and the Red Sea. China, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan signed […]
Read more »Chinese Firms Eye Morocco In Drive To Cash In on US EV Subsidies
July 7th, 2024
Via Associated Press, an article on Chinese firms setting up factories in Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies: After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric vehicle production and cut into Beijing’s supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in an unlikely place: Morocco. In the […]
Read more »US Intervened In Congo Mine Sale To Chinese Arms Group
July 5th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article examining how US officials encouraged DRC’s state miner Gécamines to review its sale of a copper mine to a subsidiary of a Chinese defense company: The US has intervened in the sale of a Congolese copper mine to a Chinese arms manufacturer in an effort to prevent Beijing […]
Read more »China EV Makers Neta, Xpeng Turn To Africa Amid European Backlash
July 4th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on the growing EV market in emerging economies worldwide: Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers Neta Auto and Xpeng Motors are ramping up their push into Africa, shifting their overseas strategies amid trade frictions with Europe. Neta, a brand developed by EV startup Hozon New Energy Automobile, opened a flagship store in […]
Read more »The United States Tells China to Kick Rocks in Central Asia
July 3rd, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on U.S. efforts to diversify its supply chain for critical minerals and reduce its dependence on China by establishing partnerships with Central Asian republics, though it anticipates various challenges. In particular, China’s restrictions on gallium and germanium exports and significant economic influence in the region raise concerns. The United States, […]
Read more »Mine, All Mine: China Says Rare Earths Belong To State In New Regulation
July 3rd, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on a new Chinese rule related to rare earths: China’s rare-earth resources belong to the state, the government said in a new regulation that will take effect Oct. 1. “No organization or individual may encroach upon or destroy rare-earth resources,” according to the text of the regulation published Saturday, which […]
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.