U.S.-China Rivalry Hits Home in this Philippine Province
December 13th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on how the U.S.-China rivalry hits home in the Philippines, specifically Cagayan where both sides make moves to bring both growth and security: This spring, after 47 years as a local politician, Manuel Mamba for the first time found himself at the center of a national firestorm. Mamba is governor […]
Read more »How A Chinese Railway Helped Jokowi Cement His Infrastructure Legacy
December 10th, 2023
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on how a Chinese railway helped Jokowi cement his infrastructure legacy: Indonesia welcomed its first high-speed railway in October 2023, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and a significant leap for Indonesia’s infrastructural development. The US$7.3 billion Jakarta-Bandung line, financed by Chinese banks and built with Chinese technology, […]
Read more »Petrobras Looks to China for Green Partners – and More Oil
December 7th, 2023
Via Dialogo Chino, a report on Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil firm, which has signed deals with Chinese companies on clean energy and oil exploration: As the COP28 climate conference opens in Dubai next week, Brazil will be presenting a contradiction to the world: while promising to accelerate its energy transition, the country continues to invest massively in oil. One […]
Read more »China-Latin America Ties Deepen Amid Boom in Cross-Border Auto Trade, E-Commerce
December 6th, 2023
Via Caixin Global, a look at deepening China-Latin America ties: Twenty-five kilometers north of Monterrey, Mexico, is a cluster of Chinese-owned factories producing everything from auto parts and mechanical equipment to electronics and furniture. The site, Hofusan Industrial Park, has seen some 30 Chinese firms set up shop in the past four years. But Hofusan […]
Read more »Brazil’s EV Market Shifts Up A Gear As Chinese Firms Set Up Shop
December 5th, 2023
Via Dialogo Chino, an article on the billions in foreign investment which is boosting a growing electric vehicle market in Brazil, one of Latin America’s main car-making hubs: Record sales of electric and hybrid vehicles, and a wave of billion-dollar Chinese investments could mark a turning point in Brazil’s automotive industry, and influence its South […]
Read more »Kazakhstan Turns Toward China Amid Cooling Relations With Russia
December 5th, 2023
Via the Jamestown Foundation, a report on Kazakhstan’s turn towards China amid cooling relations with Russia: In late October, Kazakhstan halted the export of 106 products to Russia, a move attributed to Astana’s growing compliance with Western sanctions. Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Integration Kairat Torebayev confirmed that the banned products are primarily linked to […]
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.