China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia: The Next Decade
November 16th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, commentary on what China’s BRI could look like in the next decade in southeast Asia: When China convened the Third Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing last month, Southeast Asia featured prominently in the list of outcomes that Beijing announced on its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as it […]
Read more »China Sets Sights on Morocco As North African Nation Becomes Centre of EV Revolution
November 15th, 2023
Via the South China Morning Post, a report on China’s investment interest in Morocco around EVs” Morocco’s proximity to Europe, abundance of critical minerals and tax incentives have put it at the heart of the electric vehicle sector As part of the global trend of nearshoring, Chinese companies are now lining up to shorten supply […]
Read more »China To Finance Manufacturing Two High-Speed Trains In Iran
November 15th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, a report that two high-speed trains will be manufactured in Iran with Chinese investment: Iran’s deputy minister of roads and urban development on Sunday said two high-speed trains will be manufactured in Iran with Chinese investment. Iran has proposed the developing and equipping of Iranian ports to Chinese investors, Shahriar Afandizadeh said. Pointing to […]
Read more »New Airport Shows Cambodia Can Get What It Wants From China
November 13th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary arguing that Cambodia’s new Siem Reap hub proves there is more to the BRI than debt traps: Cambodia’s newly inaugurated Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport offers an important window into how China’s Belt and Road Initiative is evolving and what it can still bring to developing countries. Last month’s Belt and Road Forum […]
Read more »The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Indonesia’s Lessons Learned
November 13th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on lessons Indonesia learned from the Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway project: It would be an understatement to say that October was a momentous month for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Beijing celebrated the initiative’s 10th anniversary by holding the third Belt and Road Forum; around the same time, its […]
Read more »Rare Earths and Geopolitics: An Increasingly Messy Mix
November 9th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, commentary on a prevailing narrative which has emerged suggesting that China possesses a willingness to leverage its control over REMs to punish nations over disagreements in the political arena: Rare earth metals (REMs) occupy a pivotal role in a diverse array of items that are integral to the continuous shift toward […]
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.