China Pushes ‘Polar Silk Road’ Into Arctic
China has announced plans to develop Arctic shipping routes through ice opened by global warming....
overseas investment
Development and Destruction Along the Amazon
The Guardian’s Jonathan Watts, the paper’s former Beijing bureau chief and current...
Nickname of the Week: Big Spender
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Mapped: HNA-affiliated Real Estate Holdings in the U.S.
The opaque ownership structure of HNA Group Co., Ltd., a Hainan-based conglomerate that has since...
One Belt, One Road, One Global PR Blitz
Over the weekend, Beijing hosted an international conference to promote its “Belt and...
The Tide is Changing for Chinese in Africa
In the New York Times, Brook Larmer looks at Chinese businesses and immigrants in Namibia to...
China’s Global Ambitions, Loans and Strings Attached
At The New York Times, Clifford Krauss and Keith Bradsher look at how China’s global...
China’s Might Driving Plan for Nicaragua Canal
In December 2014, ground broke for the Nicaragua canal project, which is being built by Chinese...
Nicaragua Announces Start of China-backed Canal
Since a Chinese firm last year won the concession to build, design, and oversee a $40 billion...
Economy and Levi On China’s Resource Quest
Micah Zenko interviews Elizabeth Economy and Michael Levi about their new book By All Means...
China’s Aid to Africa: Monster or Messiah?
At Brookings, Yun Sun explores the heated debate around China’s presence in Africa which...
Chinese Billionaire Feared Dead in Helicopter Crash
Search and rescue teams in France are still looking for the bodies of Chinese billionaire Lam Kok,...
Nicaraguan Canal Team Quietly Visits China
After Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved plans for a Chinese company to build and...
Beijing Tackles Lack of Affordable Housing
Following a rebound in the housing market, authorities in Beijing have announced its plans to...
The Education of China’s Oil Company
Reuters has a lengthy and detailed account of “China’s largest foreign acquisition in...
China’s $50bn Spending Spree on New Silk Road
In the past three months alone, China has spent over US$50 billion on energy and infrastructure...
What Is China Doing in Africa?
The New York Times’ Adam Nossiter reports that China is encountering resistance to oil deals...
Bo Xilai Needs You
From Dan Harris at China Law Blog (via William Moss): Dear prospective partner, I am writing to...
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