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By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks ...
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China Deepens Mining Ties in Tajikistan to Secure Critical Minerals
By Bruno Kalouaz In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-meter peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centre of a worldwide race for rare minerals. The silver ...
EU Wants to Displace China as Africa, Asia’s Cleantech Provider
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU should make green technology a cornerstone of its strategy to counter Chinese influence in the developing world. Speaking at a seminar marking a year since the release of a landmark ...
Why China’s “Overcapacity” Looks Very Different in the Global South
A new Financial Times article about rapid changes in Pakistan’s electricity mix highlights how the large-scale production of solar panels and batteries in China, criticized as overcapacity by G7 governments, provides Global South countries the opportunity to rapidly expand their electricity supply and decarbonize their economies.
The Birth of a China-Centric Trade World
The recent controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s on-again-off-again imposition of tariffs on trade partners (and China’s countermeasures) has focused on the United States' centrality to the current global trade system. In response, countries are scrambling to lessen their exposure to the U.S. ...
File image of a worker cleaning solar panels installed on the roof of the traditional Gedhe market in Klaten, Central Java. China’s $180 billion clean tech push is reshaping the Global South, with Indonesia a key test of who controls new green industries. (Photo: DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)
By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks to fracking.
China Deepens Mining Ties in Tajikistan to Secure Critical Minerals
By Bruno Kalouaz In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-meter peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centre of a worldwide race for rare minerals. The silver ...
EU Wants to Displace China as Africa, Asia’s Cleantech Provider
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU should make green technology a cornerstone of its strategy to counter Chinese influence in the developing world. Speaking at a seminar marking a year since the release of a landmark ...
Why China’s “Overcapacity” Looks Very Different in the Global South
A new Financial Times article about rapid changes in Pakistan’s electricity mix highlights how the large-scale production of solar panels and batteries in China, criticized as overcapacity by G7 governments, provides Global South countries the opportunity to rapidly expand their electricity supply and decarbonize their economies.
The Birth of a China-Centric Trade World
The recent controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s on-again-off-again imposition of tariffs on trade partners (and China’s countermeasures) has focused on the United States' centrality to the current global trade system. In response, countries are scrambling to lessen their exposure to the U.S. ...
The Impact of Chinese Overcapacity on Developing Countries
South Africa this week joined a growing list of developing countries around the world that have introduced tariffs on certain Chinese imports to protect local producers. Indonesia, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil, among others, have also introduced similar duties on Chinese steel ...
Chinese Company Targets South Africa With Renewable Energy Solutions Despite Difficulties Weaning off Coal
China’s Hinen Group is expanding into South Africa with a promise to make renewable energy accessible and affordable for everyone, according to the company’s Country Manager, Andy Zhou Xiang Yang. Hinen Solar South Africa is launching in the Southern African ...
China’s CiEG Signs 2.4 Giga-Watts Power-Purchase Agreement With Zambia’s Zesco Amidst Debt Crisis
The Integrated Clean Energy Power Company Ltd (CiEG) of China signed a Power-Purchase Agreement (PPA) on Monday with the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (Zesco) for the generation of 2,400 Megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. In a statement from Peter Chibwe ...