Third plenum heralds major policy shift China’s delayed 2024 third plenum yielded a communique long on intentions and commitments but short on specifics. It listed ‘modernisation of the tax system’ without explicitly…
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Pentagon Arctic report calls for more investment in sensors, equipment to keep up with Russia, China
by Michael Loweby Michael LoweThe U.S. Defense Department must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based technologies in the Arctic to keep pace with China and Russia who are increasingly operating there, including…
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China increased support for the economy with surprise interest rate cuts, seeking to prop up growth after a lack of short-term stimulus from a major Communist Party meeting disappointed investors.…
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China’s direct investment in Kenya drops sharply
by Julien Rayby Julien RayA report by Kenya’s National Bureau of Statistics shows a significant drop in direct investment from China. The report says Beijing’s investments in Kenya fell by more than a third…
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China investment in Cambodia reaches $1.3bn
by Kane Guzmanby Kane GuzmanChina has invested $1.3 billion in Cambodia in the first half of this year, accounting for 42% of the total investment capital in the country. The figures were released by…
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EU to ringfence more high tech areas from China
Chinese strategy expected to focus on dealing country-by-country, taking advantage of lack of common views The European Union will ask its members to screen foreign direct investment (FDIs) and potentially…
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Chinese Business Expansion in Middle East to Get Boost as Unit of Saudi Arabia’s PIF Invests in Venture Firm eWTPA
A unit of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has injected fresh capital into eWTP Arabia Capital (eWTPA), a Riyadh-based venture firm focused on easing Chinese…
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The 2023 Global Investment Promotion Conference Held in Shenzhen, China
SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On December 8, the 2023 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference was held in Shenzhen, China. Over 380 projects were signed, with a total investment of 1 trillion yuan. The…
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China’s Investments to Vietnam Boom as Xi Visits Hanoi, US Spending Down
HANOI, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Chinese investments in Vietnam have boomed this year in contrast to a slowdown in U.S. spending and trade, official data show, as the world’s two…
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BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang co-chaired the 10th meeting of the China-Russia Investment Cooperation Committee on Monday with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov,…