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Xi and Putin give a show of unity in Beijing
In speeches and a three-hour meeting at the Belt and Road Forum, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping did not mention the “no limits” partnership they announced just before Russia invaded Ukraine, but they thumbed their noses at the U.S. and showed the world they have each other’s back.
October 18, 2023 Source: The China Project
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lit a fire under China’s transition to green energy
While Beijing returned to coal to mitigate short term tight supplies and fluctuating energy prices, the conflict in Europe drove China toward a long-term commitment to self-sustaining renewables.
October 4, 2023 Source: The China Project
China issues economic integration plan for Taiwan while displaying military might
Beijing is brandishing the stick of naval and air power in the South China Sea, and has now unveiled a new carrot: a plan for closely integrating Taiwan’s economy with that of Fujian Province. So far, the Taiwanese are unimpressed.
September 13, 2023 Source: The China Project
Anti-Japan sentiment grows in China, egged on by government
Beijing banned seafood from Japan immediately after the Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing treated wastewater from its Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean. Now Japanese companies and schools are facing boycotts and harassment.
August 30, 2023 Source: The China Project
U.S. Commerce Secretary in Beijing to discuss trade. Expectations are low.
The Biden administration’s wave of diplomacy continues in China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Chinese officials that the U.S. wants to work with China on solving problems. But China has some concerns.
August 29, 2023 Source: The China Project
This week on TikTok: Chinese engineers attacked in Pakistan, Italy leaving the BRI, and youth unemployment in China
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August 18, 2023 Source: The China Project
China’s exports and foreign direct investment plunge
New trade numbers are gloomy: China exports and imports are down, and foreign investors are staying away, according to statistics released today.
August 8, 2023 Source: The China Project
Africa’s debt isn’t mostly to China and many Beijing-financed projects are for clean energy
China is neither laying a debt trap nor building a lot of fossil projects in Africa. Rather, it’s been relatively generous with debt relief, and in developing Africa’s renewable energy capabilities, argues Kenyan economist Anzetse Were.
July 19, 2023 Source: The China Project
Why a Chinese province’s trade plans could be a game changer for Africa
Hunan Province wants to be a key node in Africa’s trade with China and the rest of the world. This is a refreshing change for a continent whose people often feel future-starved, and tired of empty rhetoric from Western capitals.
July 6, 2023 Source: The China Project
The Middle Corridor and China’s reorientation of Eurasian trade
The war in Ukraine provides an opportunity for the Middle Corridor to become an alternative to the Russian route. Initially, China has been hesitant to embrace the idea, but as the war protracts, the calculus is changing, and the Middle Corridor may be finally getting China’s attention.
July 4, 2023 Source: The China Project
Chinese auto firms follow Tesla to Mexico, and from there to the U.S.
Auto and auto parts makers setting up nearer Elon Musk’s main EV market — North America — must navigate challenges to avoid U.S. barriers.
July 3, 2023 Source: The China Project
Shadow reserves — how China hides trillions of dollars of hard currency
China has a lot of foreign exchange reserves that do not show up in the official books of the People’s Bank of China. Those funds have been hidden in the state banks, and largely escaped scrutiny.
June 29, 2023 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for May 26, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
May 26, 2023 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for May 25, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
May 25, 2023 Source: The China Project
China’s trade with Central Asia — mostly via Xinjiang — topped $50 billion in April
The backdrop of China’s Central Asia Summit today is rapidly expanding trade relations, driven by fossil fuel imports, that are now almost as large as China’s trade with the U.S.
May 18, 2023 Source: The China Project
China’s Arctic ambitions and Russian ties stoke NATO fears
Polar sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate, potentially freeing up access to faster shipping routes and vast natural resources in the Arctic. China has its eyes on those lucrative opportunities through Russia.
April 25, 2023 Source: The China Project
Lula calls for end to dollar dominance ahead of meeting with Xi Jinping
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, is in China. But China and the world have changed a lot in the decade since he last held office.
April 13, 2023 Source: The China Project
The man behind the protests at Pakistan’s Belt and Road hub at the port of Gwadar
Resentment at the Chinese-funded port development at Gwadar in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province has been building for several years and one man is leading an ongoing protest movement.
March 22, 2023 Source: The China Project
The ‘Empress of China’ and the beginning of U.S.-China trade
On a wintry day in 1784, a schooner docked in New York set sail for Guangzhou. This journey halfway around the globe would take half a year; it marked the beginning of the largest trading relationship that the world has ever known.
February 22, 2023 Source: The China Project
China backs up an isolated Iran, but leaves the door ajar
China has been a “lifeline” to sanction-hit Iran through similar worldviews and big oil purchases. Xi reiterated that support in a meeting with Iranian counterpart Raisi today, despite growing pressure from the U.S.
February 14, 2023 Source: The China Project