Upgrade for Belt & Road to BRI 3.0?
October 27th, 2022
Via the Belt and Road blog, commentary on BRI 3.0: In the report of General Secretary Xi Jinping for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Belt&Road was only mentioned in passing. Even in the speeches of other top politicians, the former flagship project, with which the government in Beijing has stirred […]
Read more »China Carves Path To Indian Ocean With Myanmar Rail Network
October 24th, 2022
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on China’s BRI investment in Myanmar: When the West cut off aid to Myanmar after the military took control in 2021, China rushed to fill the vacuum under its Belt and Road infrastructure-building initiative. But growing concern over China’s so-called debt trap diplomacy threatens the of progress of a jewel […]
Read more »New Era of China’s Belt and Road Initiative Will See Less Risk and More Focus
October 23rd, 2022
Via the South China Morning Post, commentary on how the new era of China’s BRI is likely to see a more focused portfolio, greater international cooperation on finance and repaired relationships: Some of China’s Belt and Road Initiative projects have not been doing well, and it is not all China’s or the host countries’ fault. […]
Read more »Creativity Key For U.S. To Best China In Infrastructure Race
October 23rd, 2022
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on how the US government’s PGII can take lessons from successes involving private sector: The White House has styled the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment announced by U.S. President Joe Biden in June as a $40 billion pathway to work with allies, partners and the private sector to offer sustainable, green […]
Read more »Dance Around China’s Overseas Projects
October 21st, 2022
Via Belt and Road blog, commentary on the BRI and China’s overseas projects: China dominates the world in its overseas development finance into power plants, mines, dams, and other infrastructure. However, while many projects sail through, a good many get stalled. The results have less to do with Beijing and more with the strength of […]
Read more »China’s Digital Inroads Into The Middle East
October 19th, 2022
Via East Asia Forum, an article on China’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is driven by the need to maintain access to vital energy supplies. Beijing is also motivated by its ambition to expand markets for Chinese products and investment, establish ‘trade hubs’ along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road — […]
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.