China Investors Eye Mauritius As It Goes Green and Tries to Sweeten Trade Deals
February 7th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a look at China’s investment interest in Mauritius: Located in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar, Mauritius is looking to capitalise on its position as a gateway for Chinese to enter the African market, minister says Overseas energy investments by private Chinese companies fit into Beijing’s belt and road push, according […]
Read more »Shipping, Ports, and China’s New Maritime Empire
February 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at the shipping capabilities and port infrastructure that comprises China’s new maritime empire: The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Christopher R. O’Dea – adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute and author of […]
Read more »With the US Looking Elsewhere, Uzbekistan and China Quietly Cement a Regional Alliance
February 6th, 2024
Via The Hill, a report on the growing partnership between Uzbekistan and China: While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel/Gaza, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea/Yemen, Uzbekistan and China have quietly elevated their partnership. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a state visit to […]
Read more »How a Battery Metals Supply Glut is Deepening China’s Dominance
February 6th, 2024
Courtesy of The Wire China, a look at how crashing metals prices are making it hard for Western miners to justify new investments in the minerals needed for clean energy: An avalanche of cheap minerals originating from Chinese producers is thwarting Western governments’ hopes of fighting back against China’s dominance over the electric vehicle supply […]
Read more »Paving The Way: DRC’s ‘Contract of the Century’ with China
February 6th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the DRC’s $7B agreement with China for infrastructure: Félix Tshisekedi couldn’t have wished for anything better to launch his second term as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On 19 January, on the eve of his inauguration, an agreement was reached between his government and […]
Read more »Kinshasa Reviews Mining Deal With Chinese Firms To Seal Loopholes
February 4th, 2024
Via The East African, a report that the DRC is reviewing a controversial mining deal signed with China: The Congolese government says it has rectified a controversial mining deal it had signed with China, potentially upending what had looked like a source of bad relations between Kinshasa to Beijing. The new deal, officials said this […]
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