As Chinese businesses go global with ever more confidence and as Beijing’s diplomatic influence expands in tandem with its growing economic clout there is ever more interest in understanding its activities across the world. Chinese influence in Africa gets a… Read More ›
Argentina has seen its trade with China boom over the last decade, its plentiful supply of foodstuffs such as soya and soy oil has attracted Chinese buyers en masse, thanks to huge demand from 1.3 billion consumers back home. As… Read More ›
This week I take a snap shot look at relations between China and the countries on the west coast of South America, which have worked together to create a partnership called the Pacific Alliance, with the aim of creating a… Read More ›
This year the Panama Canal should see the conclusion of a huge expansion programme costing $5.2 billion that will allow ships double the size of the current maximum to pass through the canal, ushering into the world a new wave… Read More ›
The Presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saw Brazil dramatically change its international profile, his charismatic leadership saw a transformation of the Brazilian economy from risky emerging market prospect, to a thriving modern economy. His foreign policy focused on… Read More ›
In March 2012 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a state visit to China with the aim of improving bi-lateral ties and earlier this year President Xi became the first foriegn leader to address the Indonesian parliament. These visits underline… Read More ›
Last week I had the pleasure of discussing the internal machinations of the Chinese Communist Party with Minxin Pei, a prominent China governance expert and Director of the Keck Centre for International and Strategic Studies as well as being a… Read More ›
The bleak, lunar like Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia are the focus of the one of the most intriguing examples of Chinese engagement with Latin America. Beijing recently signed an agreement with La Paz to build a $2.9 million lithium… Read More ›
Join me, Nate Suppaiah, Editor of Alternative Emerging Investor Magazine and Michael Howell, Managing Director at CrossBorder Capital this Friday 11 October at 1 PM EDT / 6 PM GMT where we will discuss China’s relations with emerging economies,… Read More ›
