A globally connected network of solar and wind energy could provide three times the global energy demand by 2050 at a lower cost than independent national power systems. This is the finding of a study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Denmark.
The study focused on how areas with high solar and wind capacity (such as deserts) can be linked ...
Category: Infrastructure
In China, Ecuador’s Noboa Looks for Breathing Room and Bargains
With a tightening fiscal clock and the weight of geopolitical balancing on his shoulders, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa touched down in China last week with more than just a forum appearance on his agenda. His trip to the 2025 Summer Davos Forum in Tianjin doubled as a ...
Egypt, China Sign Big Chemical Factory Deal
Egypt has signed a deal with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) and East China Engineering Science and Technology Co. for a $658 million industrial complex that will focus on the production of phosphoric acid. The plant will use locally extracted phosphate ore.
Senegal Signs Transport Deal in China
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko signed a deal aimed at transforming his country’s public transport sector during his state visit to China. The deal would see the establishment of an industrial assembly facility that will produce gas and electric buses. It aims to replace 40,000 diesel buses. ...
Chinese Cargo Planes Secretly Ferrying Supplies to Iran, Claim Online Sleuths
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China Backed Bali MRT Goes Underground for Tradition
Bali’s first-ever subway project is moving closer to reality, with officials favoring underground tunnels over elevated tracks to respect the island’s religious and cultural landscape. The $20 billion plan is being developed in partnership with China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) ...
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
Kenya’s FM Pushes China for Fast Approval of Financial Assistance Package
Kenya's top diplomat, Musalia Mudavadi, hoped that his visit to China this week would prompt Beijing to speed up approval of a large financial package that his government is counting on to build new roads and extend the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to the Ugandan border.
New Corridor, New Strategy: China’s Bi-Oceanic Railway and Latin America’s Trade Route Battleground
A series of geopolitical pressures is forcing China to rethink its approach to Latin America’s strategic waterways. Since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office, Washington has stepped up efforts to curtail Chinese influence in the Panama Canal, a vital artery for global trade and military logistics. ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to Promote Regional Railway Project
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Afghanistan’s Acting FM Amir Khan Muttaqi agreed to push forward a regional rail project that would connect the two countries to Uzbekistan. This emerged after a call between the two on Sunday. The call follows ...
China Says It Could Replace U.S. Funding in Colombia
China could step in to support infrastructure projects in Colombia if the United States withdraws funding, the country’s ambassador, Zhu Jingyang, said. In mid-May, the US Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs said it would “strongly oppose” upcoming disbursements by the Inter-American ...
Peru Seeks Rail Meeting with China, Brazil
Peru’s economic ministry said it is seeking a high-level meeting with counterparts in Brazil and China to take an ambitious plan to build a cross-continental railway to the next level. This follows a meeting between Economy Minister Raul Perez Reyes and ...
Chinese Ambassador Lashes Australian Plan to Buy Back Key Port
China's ambassador to Australia has condemned a push to block a Chinese company running a strategically important Australian shipping port, calling it "ethically questionable." The Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the northern port of Darwin in 2015, a ...
China to Host Pacific Island Leaders, Seeking Closer Ties
China's top diplomat will host leaders from Pacific Island nations next week for a summit, Beijing announced on Wednesday, as it seeks closer ties with the strategic region. Leaders and diplomats from 11 Pacific Island nations, including Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Papua ...