There are already a canal propose for refilling dead sea which also pass Negev and Eilat. There are narrow passage that is about 500 meters above sea level in Negev.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Global South strategic cooperation
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US vassal PNG bends the knee now to China.
They try to play it off like they aren't begging.
Then:
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These type of countries all end up being beggars to China.
, C
They try to play it off like they aren't begging.
Then:
Now:
China is the only country that is going to improve the quality of life on your miserable little ex-colonial island and you know it.
These type of countries all end up being beggars to China.
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Three senior police ministers from Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga attended alongside more junior representatives, including one from Papua New Guinea.
What did Papua New Guinea expect really. I doubt US and Australian companies want competition in the LNG market.
Saudi-China investment event witnesses deals worth $25bn
Trade and economic ties between Saudi Arabia and China are expected to further strengthen, with the recent investment conference in Beijing witnessing the signing of more than 60 memorandums of understanding and agreements valued at $25 billion.
The China-Saudi Investment Conference on Tuesday witnessed the signing of agreements in various sectors, including energy, agriculture, tourism, mining, and financial services. Additional fields included logistics, infrastructure, technology, and health care, according to a press statement.
The investment conference was conducted on the sidelines of a visit by Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih to China.
A notable deal signed during the conference was in the information and communication technology sector, where the Saudi Esports Federation and Chinese esports tournament operator VSPO signed an MoU to promote opportunities, cooperation, and participation in eSports for $8.5 billion.
Meanwhile, China’s Oriental Energy Co. and the Kingdom’s Ajlan & Bros Holding Group Co. signed another agreement to explore areas of collaboration in manufacturing worth $7.5 billion.
In the energy sector, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment signed a deal with China’s state-owned CRRC Group to develop opportunities in the Kingdom covering project development and manufacturing of renewable energy and sustainable mobility worth $2 billion.
The investment conference was attended by top regional heads, including representatives from Saudi Arabian Oil Co., also known as Aramco, Saudi Basic Industries Corp., and ACWA Power, the press statement added.
During the conference, nine Chinese companies, including Huawei, Dahua, China Railway Construction Corp., and China Communication Services, received their licenses to open their regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia.
Additional companies that received licenses were China Harbor Engineering Co., China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., BGI Group, Nuctech and iMile.
A day earlier, Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange signed an MoU with the Chinese Shenzhen Stock Exchange to enhance collaboration and explore new opportunities in several areas, including joint listing and financial technology.
In September, the Saudi Tadawul Group and the Shanghai Stock Exchange signed an MoU to bolster cooperation and promote mutual development.
At the time, the agreement focused on dual listings of exchange-traded funds, initiatives related to investor relations and infrastructure development, as well as fintech, environmental and social practices.
In November, the Saudi Central Bank, also known as SAMA and the People’s Bank of China signed a local currency swap agreement worth $6.93 billion.
According to a press statement issued by SAMA, the three-year agreement “has been established in the context of financial cooperation between the Saudi Central Bank and the People’s Bank of China.”
China’s central bank said that the swap agreement can be extended after two years by mutual agreement.
It's objectively crazy how some US analysts can still say in 2023 that Saudi Arabia (and all the other Sunni-majority countries too) is closer to them than it is to China. China is their main importer, exporter (including industrial machinery, everything Saudis need), science and technology developmental partner, infrastructure developmental partner, and source of FDI.
China is also increasingly the biggest FDI destination for Saudi funds, etc. From a more fundamental perspective, one would think that the Chinese political system is also way closer to them than the US system is. And also, China is the only one who can provide them with lasting peace with Iran and its proxies. Not to mention how the US went in full retard for Israel recently.
I can't rack my brain and think of where possibly is Saudi Arabia benefiting more from the US than it is benefitting from China. Maybe only in regards to old US weapon system maintenance (which is the majority of Saudi inventory), because regarding new US overpriced weapons, Saudis simply aren't getting any thanks to other orders coming from the Collective West, other direct US vassals, from all around the world, and the US's meager industrial capacity. They remain cordial to the US and leave those bases only because they fear US hard power in my opinion.
China is also increasingly the biggest FDI destination for Saudi funds, etc. From a more fundamental perspective, one would think that the Chinese political system is also way closer to them than the US system is. And also, China is the only one who can provide them with lasting peace with Iran and its proxies. Not to mention how the US went in full retard for Israel recently.
I can't rack my brain and think of where possibly is Saudi Arabia benefiting more from the US than it is benefitting from China. Maybe only in regards to old US weapon system maintenance (which is the majority of Saudi inventory), because regarding new US overpriced weapons, Saudis simply aren't getting any thanks to other orders coming from the Collective West, other direct US vassals, from all around the world, and the US's meager industrial capacity. They remain cordial to the US and leave those bases only because they fear US hard power in my opinion.
quite surprised that nobody here talking about the upgrade of Sino-Vietnam relations.
very significant in my opinion, it seems like China may be offering to build standard gauge rail to Hanoi for free. it would quite a strategic play on Vietnam's north south divide if true. By boosting the north's infrastructure and linking it to China, the latter is trying to ensure that China-friendly factions in Vietnam will have a hold on power for a while, and even if they were to lose it, China can at least retain influence in north vietnam.
very significant in my opinion, it seems like China may be offering to build standard gauge rail to Hanoi for free. it would quite a strategic play on Vietnam's north south divide if true. By boosting the north's infrastructure and linking it to China, the latter is trying to ensure that China-friendly factions in Vietnam will have a hold on power for a while, and even if they were to lose it, China can at least retain influence in north vietnam.
It seems like some very important deals were made during Xi's visit. Xi definitely met the next CPV leader (Nguyễn Phú Trọng's replacement) already, I think signs point to Võ Văn Thưởng. We don't know enough details to guess further.
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I agree the visit is important
The current Vietnam party leader is probably more friendly to China than other choices.
But realistically, getting vietname completely integrated in china’s supply chain is a good thing
The current Vietnam party leader is probably more friendly to China than other choices.
But realistically, getting vietname completely integrated in china’s supply chain is a good thing
yea this guy is not a traditional Hanoi faction guy, but after some reading it seems that he sort of tipped his hat to the party secretary nguyen. he also had a lot of time in the propaganda department just like nguyen.