Via Eurasia Review, a look at a curious Chinese-led cryptocurrency vision for Samoa: At a slickly choreographed event in Hong Kong on April 26, the island nation of Samoa was introduced to a vision of its future: cryptocurrency and stock trading epicenter of the South Pacific. Chinese officials and businessmen made speeches – their resumes […]
Read more »Via The Guardian, a report that Samoa signed a bilateral agreement with China during Beijing’s recent Pacific push: Samoa signed a bilateral agreement with China on Saturday, promising “greater collaboration”, as Beijing’s foreign minister continues a tour of the Pacific that has sparked concern among western allies. The deal’s details are unclear, and come midway through a […]
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