Two years ago China and Russia signed a massive energy deal which appeared to cement the growing ties between the … More
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How military discipline aided Viettel’s global rise
In April of 2015 Viettel’s international arm ramped up its capital base by USD 465 million with a view to … More
Guest Post: Use It or Lose It: China’s Grand Strategy
In 2010, Canada hosted the G7 finance ministers in Nunavut, the country’s frigid Arctic province that is home to a … More
China’s big four banks: expansion abroad, trouble at home
At the end of 2014 China’s biggest bank the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) held an astonishing US$ … More
Infographic: China – Africa Investment Slowdown
Chinese investment into Africa has finally slowed down according to figures from This is Africa. Inward investment from China fell … More
China’s Fragile Evolution
This week a guest post by Rodger Baker and John Minnich Last week, China’s anti-corruption campaign took a significant turn, … More
The Far End of the Silk Road: China in the Balkans
This week I take a look at those nations in the Balkans region that have interesting and growing ties with … More
LSE Review of Books – Editor’s Picks of 2014
It was a pleasant surprise to find my review of Bargaining with a Rising India: Lessons from the Mahabharata … More
KREOD and Rio 2016 Games
A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of discussing KREOD with Alexander Jarvis and Chun Qing Li in … More