China

Great Power Politics: why China cannot rise peacefully

Been re-listening to a 2012 conference by Prof. John Mearsheimer, of University of Chicago, on why China cannot rise peacefully.…

5 years ago

Why this time was different for Hong Kong

Hong Kong strong... Unlike the 2014 Occupy movement, this time around most interest groups threw their weight behind the demonstrators,…

5 years ago

Huawei Marine in Washington’s crosshairs

Huawei Marine Networks' involvement in setting and upgrading undersea cables is Washington's next target... https://on.wsj.com/2F6n4Jc UPDATE (June 3, 2019): Jiangsu-based…

5 years ago

Trump to slap 5% tariffs on all Mexican goods

And how exactly is Latin America supposed to be willing to remain a vassal of the US empire, with China…

5 years ago

Modi’s “Make in India” wins landslide victory

Montesquieu's notion of "sweet commerce" is getting shot... in the leg. The old globalization paradigm is being shaken to its…

5 years ago

China’s Digital Silk Road picks up where the Brits left off

Huawei Marine is building China's digital Silk Road through the upgrading of over 100 submarine cables. With US-inspired opposition to…

6 years ago

Record-breaking year for VC investment in LatAm

2018 was another record-breaking year for venture capital investment in Latin America, with Asian investors counting as some of the…

6 years ago

An example of Chinese influence & soft power in Brazil

When the regional branch in the State of Bahia of Brazil's Associação das Empresas Brasileiras de Tecnologia da Informação (ASSESPRO…

6 years ago

Panama’s Cortizo warns US to care about Central America

With the election of Laurentino Cortizo, did Beijing lose its man in Panama? Not necessarily. While President-elect Cortizo may be…

6 years ago

Chinese brands gain ground in Latin America

In 2018, Chinese automaker Chery outsold Suzuki in Brazil, Kia & Hyundai in Argentina and Fiat & Honda in Chile...…

6 years ago