The Digital Silk Road in the Gulf: Navigating Risks Amid China-US Rivalry
July 16th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how the Gulf region represents a convergence of regional instability and great power rivalry, with Chinese high-tech exports caught in the crossfire: China’s Digital Silk Road has emerged as a strategic avenue to circumvent mounting U.S.-led barriers to its high-tech development, offering an alternative model for digital globalization that emphasizes […]
Read more »Brazil and China Study South American Transcontinental Railway Project
July 9th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a report that Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental railway that could reshape South America’s trade routes by connecting Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific Ocean port of Chancay: Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental […]
Read more »China Snaps Up Mines Around The World In Rush To Secure Resources
July 7th, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at China’s efforts to secure mineral resources worldwide: Chinese mining acquisitions overseas have hit their highest level in more than a decade as companies race to secure the raw materials that underpin the global economy in the face of mounting geopolitical tension. There were 10 deals worth more […]
Read more »A Business Hub for Central Asia’s Elite? What to Expect From Alatau
June 25th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at Alatau where Tokayev’s vision of a futuristic Singapore-style city is slowly getting started, but takes a different development approach than Astana did: In a late afternoon session at the Astana International Forum, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of National Economy Zhandos Shaimardanov stepped onto the stage for a long-awaited talk on […]
Read more »Taliban Cancel Oilfield Deal With Chinese in Afghanistan’s North
June 25th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a report that the Taliban have canceled an oilfield deal with the Chinese in Afghanistan’s north due to slow progress: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has terminated a two-year-old oil extraction and development contract with a Chinese company due to alleged violations of contractual obligations, with some experts believing the move to be a […]
Read more »How Myanmar Plays A Critical Role in China’s Rare Earth Dominance
June 24th, 2025
Via CNBC, a look at how war-torn Myanmar plays a critical role in China’s rare earth dominance: Myanmar is one of the world’s largest suppliers of rare earth production, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Experts say that most of those rare earths are sent to China, especially the less abundant heavy rare earth elements. […]
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.