“Be wary of China, for when she wakes, she will shake the world”. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The United States have long exerted themselves moral leaders in the geopolitical community. Their bilateral relations with China however, especially given the new economic playing field in the wake of the international economic recession, has left U.S. President Barack Obama’s [...]

An interesting geopolitical scenario takes place daily, sometimes eerily unbeknownst to many. More attention must be given from the west regarding Chinese investment in African infrastructure and its ramifications in the long-run at home. Paul Kagame has written a concise and thoroughly educational piece on the merits of Chinese versus western involvement with Africa.
As excerpted from [...]

The rise of China has drawn ire and trepidation from nervous western powers hesitant on the thought of a new geopolitical chessboard, especially when it is one in which their opponents have planned strategically for victory. Tactics like espionage to better their global standing are widely talked about but controversial in the actual odds of [...]

American and Chinese officials said all the right things during this summer’s inaugural round of their Strategic and Economic Dialogue. President Barack Obama pledged to “forge a path to the future that we seek for our children.” Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo wondered aloud whether America and China can “build better relations despite very different [...]

Prosecutors have charged one of China’s leading public-interest lawyers, Xu Zhiyong, with tax evasion, his lawyer yesterday stated, continuing a government crackdown on the nation’s small band of activist lawyers and scholars that has lasted months and is certainly due to be flagged worldwide.
As the following article, excerpted from the New York Times indicates, Mr. Xu [...]

With much of the world burned by the economic downturn, many investors have turned to China. The growing superpower hosts banks and mutual funds which often offset the risk for Chinese investment, creating an alluring offer for interested investors abroad.
With so many posts and so much debate on what will or won’t affect foreign investment [...]

Mining Daily’s Paul Hayes has issued a report on China making its presence felt in the Australian coal market with state-owned Yanzhou Coal Mining making a $3.5 billion takeover bid for Felix Resources.
Both Felix and Yanzhou have announced trading halts as the companies await the outcome of the potential change of control transaction.
If approved, the deal would represent one [...]

Every year the world’s largest steelmakers and the big suppliers of iron ore congregate to fix a benchmark price for the commodity. For decades, the annual negotiations generated barely a murmur of interest from outsiders. In recent years some attention was paid to talks between the big three of the seaborne iron-ore trade—BHP Billiton, Rio [...]

China’s internet public has consistently rebelled against government censorship. Public awareness about democratic participation and government transparency are growing trends throughout the Chinese information super-highway, and CNN’s Emily Change below reports on an intriguing government response to the growing online community - backtracking on once-iron-clad filtering software requirements for personal computers.

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Coke Zero has been a successful venture for Coca Cola around the world– but the drink’s name has turned out to be a prediction of its commercial prospects in Venezuela.
In a surprising move that bodes ill for foreign investment in Venezuela, President Hugo Chávez’s government has banned the sale of the calorie-free soft drink over apparent ‘health [...]