lol at the people who thought that China should respond to the chip ban by immediately banning Apple and Microsoft.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Global South strategic cooperation
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lol at the people who thought that China should respond to the chip ban by immediately banning Apple and Microsoft.
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BB Marcos is coming to Beijing for a state visit in January. That's good news I think.
China's approach to Cambodia is to just keep giving it goodies and military gear. I assume in exchange for greater involvement in that base. Again, not saying they will have a permanent base there.
Biden on the other hand continues to make gaffes
Digital Silk Road is a real thing. I think it will be high on the agenda on Chinese diplomacy now. Get other countries to use Chinese tech.
For example, when meeting with Singapore, the discussion is on cooperating on green & digital economy
when meeting with Cambodia, discussions on 5G and AI
Another thing that seems to be growing with BRI countries is space cooperation. Especially Beidou cooperation al the way around.
as usual, Saudis are interested in Chinese space technology
and we know from a few weeks ago that UAE will be part of China's lunar rover mission
China's approach to Cambodia is to just keep giving it goodies and military gear. I assume in exchange for greater involvement in that base. Again, not saying they will have a permanent base there.
Biden on the other hand continues to make gaffes
Digital Silk Road is a real thing. I think it will be high on the agenda on Chinese diplomacy now. Get other countries to use Chinese tech.
For example, when meeting with Singapore, the discussion is on cooperating on green & digital economy
when meeting with Cambodia, discussions on 5G and AI
Another thing that seems to be growing with BRI countries is space cooperation. Especially Beidou cooperation al the way around.
as usual, Saudis are interested in Chinese space technology
and we know from a few weeks ago that UAE will be part of China's lunar rover mission
I posted this on the other thread.
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A whole host of weapons that China is in discussion with Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Egypt. There is also the VN20 with UAE. And then, you see the discussion about military infrastructure/communication with Bahrain.
There these cybersecurity cooperation with Saudis here, presuming Huawei involvement.
And we know that UAE has also really embraced working with Huawei on 5G, datacenter and AI.
And then, there is the rumors like this
The implication of selling not just weapons, but also command centers, communication system, logistical support, entire infrastructure and cyber security is quite large. Any country that you sell these things to are basically going to be dependent on you for security going forward. So, we are seeing an all out blitz here by China to court Middle Eastern countries. Will find out in Xi's visit in December how deep they are getting.
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A whole host of weapons that China is in discussion with Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Egypt. There is also the VN20 with UAE. And then, you see the discussion about military infrastructure/communication with Bahrain.
There these cybersecurity cooperation with Saudis here, presuming Huawei involvement.
And we know that UAE has also really embraced working with Huawei on 5G, datacenter and AI.
And then, there is the rumors like this
We know China has been showing entire combined arms brigade on Zhuhai air show. It's obvious when they advertise these full systems for armed brigade, for anti-drone air defense (protecting oil) and for unmanned battalions, they are prepared for Middle East customers. So, the rumor that China will sell 3 armed brigades to Saudis is quite believable.
The implication of selling not just weapons, but also command centers, communication system, logistical support, entire infrastructure and cyber security is quite large. Any country that you sell these things to are basically going to be dependent on you for security going forward. So, we are seeing an all out blitz here by China to court Middle Eastern countries. Will find out in Xi's visit in December how deep they are getting.
So in G20, the G7 countries + EU came out with this new program to counter BRI called Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII). It seems like Western countries are just obsessed about copying China's moves without even understanding why they are made. There are clearly objectives to the BRI which is to re-orient commerce, trading and global supply chain through China. That's why the heavy emphasis on physical infrastructure that is now being replicated in digital infrastructure.
Anytime that I read an initiative that is full of woke ideology, I just don't understand the point. The rest of the world wants food to eat and low energy cost and improvement in livelihood. They are not looking for promises based on vague stuff like
"strong regulatory, social, environmental, transparency and accountability standards."
A lot of the projects under BRI don't make sense stand alone. They only sort of work due to China's low cost of building things. And more importantly, it's done to provide more local market for Chinese products and for accessing natural resources. Building other countries' infrastructure doesn't make sense without your own industrial policy.
The BRI is to benefit all especially in the under and developing countries to provide much needed infrastuctures, roads, ports, bridges, tunnels, trains, ships etc to facilitate transport of produces, goods, and enhance peoples' livelihood. Deisgned to be benefitial to all. West is just sour grapes and purple with envy on China's achievements... so the best, especially the ringleader you know who, is to demonise China, to place sanctions and all other dirty tricks ...human rights, democracy. Do they do what they preach? NO. They killed the native peoples, they use slaves...sell arms ...proxy wars. Bloody hypocrites; they all are!
article here talking about what I have been talking about which is the spread of the digital silk road
it's especially prominent in the middle east, where despite America's best efforts, Huawei telecommunication and security gears are being deployed everywhere. Huawei cloud infrastructure is quite prominent too.
If MENA countries can't get trained by Western countries on AI and the modern digital economy, then they are obviously going to look to China. Again, big visit to the region by Xi in December.
it's especially prominent in the middle east, where despite America's best efforts, Huawei telecommunication and security gears are being deployed everywhere. Huawei cloud infrastructure is quite prominent too.
If MENA countries can't get trained by Western countries on AI and the modern digital economy, then they are obviously going to look to China. Again, big visit to the region by Xi in December.
China's relationship with Mexico is getting pretty good these days. A lot of Chinese companies open factories in Mexico to export into America
Lianyungang port is a great hub for BRI as both as rail hub and a port. It's close enough to the industrial zone in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai and also close to Japan and Korea by shipping.
You don't hear a lot about Cuba, but their trades With China is growing
Good to see China and Indonesia resuming joint military exercises. Signs of warming ties all around. This is after meeting between Xi and Indonesian president
But the big one is the APEC meeting into Bangkok this week, where Xi is the star attraction without Biden around.
Lianyungang port is a great hub for BRI as both as rail hub and a port. It's close enough to the industrial zone in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai and also close to Japan and Korea by shipping.
You don't hear a lot about Cuba, but their trades With China is growing
Good to see China and Indonesia resuming joint military exercises. Signs of warming ties all around. This is after meeting between Xi and Indonesian president
But the big one is the APEC meeting into Bangkok this week, where Xi is the star attraction without Biden around.
Chance of Mexico getting couped?