China Targets Increased Trade with Namibia Beyond US$1B
January 23rd, 2024
Via The Brief, a report that China is targeting increased trade with Namibia: China says it is committed to increasing trade with Namibia beyond the US$1 billion (N$18 billion) attained last year, through enhanced collaborations in agriculture, aquaculture, tourism and mining. Official statistics show that from January to September 2023, China-Namibia bilateral trade volume reached […]
Read more »Côte d’Ivoire Seeks to Strengthen Economic Ties with China
January 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Côte d’Ivoire desire for more investment from China: On a visit to Abidjan, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi expressed his desire to ‘deepen’ bilateral cooperation, a sentiment echoed by President Alassane Ouattara. It was the last stop on an African tour that has taken him to Egypt, […]
Read more »China Shifts Latin America Investment to Compete with West
January 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how China has been shifting its Latin America investment away from costly infrastructure to focus on technology, renewables and critical minerals to compete with the West: China has shifted its investments in Latin America towards strategic sectors such as critical minerals, technology and renewable energy as it challenges […]
Read more »Congo and China Talking $7 Billion in Finance
January 22nd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on discussions between DRC and China: Money part of renegotiated minerals-for-infrastructure deal Tshisekedi spoke in inaugural address in capital, Kinshasa China and Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing $7 billion in financing as part of a renegotiated minerals-for-infrastructure deal, President Felix Tshisekedi said Saturday at his second inaugural address in the capital, Kinshasa. […]
Read more »China Widens South America Trade Highway with Silk Road Mega Port
January 19th, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report on China’s effort to widen a South America trade highway with a Silk Road mega port in Peru: In September, a group of Brazilian farmers and officials arrived in the Peruvian fishing town of Chancay. The draw: a new Chinese mega port rising on the Pacific coast, promising to […]
Read more »Hungary and Mexico: Keys To BYD’s Global Dominance
January 19th, 2024
Via CNN, an article on how Hungary and Mexico could help BYD crack the global market: More than 5,000 electric vehicles were loaded onto a giant shipping carrier in China this week and sent to ports in Europe. The cars come from BYD, the Chinese carmaker that is backed by Warren Buffett and has surpassed Tesla as […]
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