China is an important economic player in Africa. In 2021 alone, China accounted fornearly US$5 billionin foreign direct investment in African countries. The rapidly increasing Chinese presence across Africa has become acontentious issueboth for Beijing and African governments. In particular, mega proj...
The Chinese presence, while significant, is off-set by a host of Euro-American, Middle Eastern and other Asian companies also involved in exploiting the region's energy reserves. Infrastructural underdevelopment in the region is forcing Chinese companies to engage on the continent in new ways ...
This book presents a holistic perspective of China’s presence in the discussed countries. Even readers unfamiliar with Chinese foreign policy and the...
A UAE-China investment fund was established in 2015 and the UAE sees itself as becoming a major financial hub. Lying on the key trading routes to Africa, Europe and the Indian subcontinent, the UAE is well-placed to be a major beneficiary of the BRI....
The problem is that many of those banks have little international presence. All the market’s big lenders look and feel roughly the same. They carry out the government’s bidding by shovelling capital into the maw of state-owned enterprises, while scrimping on digital innova...
military command raised worries for Beijing that the two sides would enter into conflict. China’s Myan- mar diplomacy has concentrated on pressing both the main border groups and Naypyidaw to negotiate. While most ethnic groups appreciate Beijing’s role in pressuring the Myanmar government not ...
I think that in terms of military power, Germany is obviously a “follower” of the United States (the Libyan case being just the most recent — and not uncontroversial — example, not to mention the presence of about 80,000 American troops stationed in Deutschland), but in terms of cultu...
This contract signifies a decisive era for JP3E as the company continues to enhance its presence in the global commodities market. To receive information on JP3E, sign up for email news alerts at https://www.jp3e.com/subscription. For addi...
Kiks’ operations comprise content publishing and brand consultancy. In recent months, Li has supported international brands such as Herschel, Penfield and A Cold Wall to launch or relaunch their presence in China, advising on areas such as brand strategy, e-commerce and retail operations, Li said...
China’s presence in Africa has been thesubject of heated debate, with investments dogged by allegations ofshoddy workmanship, poor treatment of workers and a lack of transparency. The company behind the Kenyan railway project, Chinese state-backed China Road and Bridge Corporation, has tried to w...