What’s Behind Egypt and China’s ‘Golden Decade’ of Partnership
January 8th, 2025
Via the Atlantic Council, a report on Egypt and China’s ‘golden decade’ of partnership: The beginning of 2025 marked the end of the “Year of the Egyptian-Chinese Partnership” and closed out the “golden decade”: A ten-year period during which Egypt and China grew their bilateral relationship as part of their efforts to deepen their comprehensive […]
Read more »China’s Growing Influence in Latin America
January 8th, 2025
Via the Council on Foreign Relations, a look at China’s growing influence in Latin America: Summary China is South America’s top trading partner and a major source of both foreign direct investment and energy and infrastructure lending, including through its massive Belt and Road Initiative. Beijing has invested heavily in Latin America’s space sector and has strengthened its […]
Read more »Brazil-China Partnership: Redefining the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America
December 30th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Brazil’s calculated approach to the Belt and Road Initiative reflects the unique nature of Latin American politics: Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Brazil in November, China reportedly pushed to have Brazil formally join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Ultimately, Brazil’s government declined to sign […]
Read more »Myanmar Civil War Casts Shadow over China’s CMEC Corridor
December 16th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the shadow that Myanmar’s civil war is casting over China’s CMEC Corridor: Over the past decade, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investments in Myanmar have focused on the development of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), a major infrastructure project designed to connect China’s Yunnan Province to the Indian Ocean via […]
Read more »Colombia Expands Commercial Ties with China Amid Belt and Road Concerns
November 28th, 2024
Via Finance Colombia, an article on Colombia’s growing BRI ties with China: The Colombian government continues to enhance its commercial and industrial ties with China, as evidenced by the recent visit of Luis Carlos Reyes Hernández, Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, to Shanghai. The visit aimed to promote investment opportunities in areas such as […]
Read more »Masdar and Silk Road Fund Sign Co-investment Agreement for Renewable Energy Projects
November 25th, 2024
Via Masdar, an article on growing investment ties between the UAE and China: Silk Road Fund intends to invest up to RMB 20 billion (equivalent to USD 2.8 billion) in projects alongside Masdar Collaboration will focus on projects primarily in the developing world and global south Aligns with Silk Road Fund’s goal to provide investment […]
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.