As China Scrambles for Zimbabwe’s Lithium, Small Miners Are Left Behind
June 16th, 2024
Via Al Jazeera, an article on how small miners in Zimbabwe are impacted by China’s growing role in the market: On a winter’s morning in Shamva, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central province, Brenda, a single mother of three, is on the hunt for lithium ore. The 39-year-old, who asked that only her first name be used, […]
Read more »China’s Dependency On Potash Imports Could Give Tiny Laos Rare Leverage
June 16th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary that China’s dependency on potash imports could give Laos rare leverage: Let’s start with the good news – potentially great news, in fact – for Southeast Asia: Laos could be sitting on 10 billion tons of potash, one of the three main fertilizers used in global agriculture. In 2022, a subsidiary […]
Read more »China Eyes Sea of Japan Access via Russia-North Korea Border River
June 14th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on a proposal that China could access the Sea of Japan via a Russia-North Korea border river: China, Russia and North Korea are expected to start discussions soon about allowing ships to navigate a border river into the Sea of Japan, which could have major security implications for Tokyo. The […]
Read more »China Hands Over Keys to the Railway As African Countries Take Control of 2 Major Belt and Road Projects
June 14th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China handing over the keys to the railway as African countries take control of 2 major belt and road projects: The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway and the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway have both had recent handovers from Chinese operators Observers say training workers is part of China’s localisation […]
Read more »China’s Digital Silk Road Exports Internet Technology, Controls
June 14th, 2024
Via VOA, a report on China’s Digital Silk Road: A Chinese initiative known as the “Digital Silk Road” is helping Southeast Asian nations modernize their digital landscapes. But rights groups say Beijing is also exporting its model of authoritarian governance of the internet through censorship, surveillance and controls. China’s state media recently announced Chinese electrical […]
Read more »Libya-China Economic Forum Planned in Tripoli
June 14th, 2024
Via Nova News, an article on a planned economic forum between Libya and China: The Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GUN) of Libya, Mohamed al Hawaii, met with members of the Board of Directors of the Libyan-Chinese Joint Economic Chamber to discuss, among other things, a Libyan-Chinese economic forum in […]
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.