In recent years, China has sold and exported weapons to more than 40 countries worldwide. A growing problem has been arising, however, concerning the quality, safety, and performance of this equipment, global research organization RAND Corporation indicated in a June report. “Many countries acquiring Chinese military equipment for the first [ … ]
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China Increases Its Lithium Footprint in Argentina
Chinese mining companies have new projects in sight in lithium-rich Argentina and have committed to investing millions of dollars in pursuit of the “white gold,” the Argentine government indicated in an early June statement, following the visit to Shanghai of Economy Minister Sergio Massa. Among those, Tibet Summit Resources will [ … ]
China Clears Chilean and Peruvian Marine Forests
China’s uncontrollable demand for brown algae is causing overexploitation of this vital resource in Chile and Peru, destroying the region’s kelp forests, science journalism platform Historias sin Fronteras indicated in its May report, Underwater Deforestation. Algae are the marine lungs of the earth. “Sixty percent of the oxygen generated on [ … ]
China Seeks Greater Interference in Argentina
Argentina’s relations with China as well as some of its trade agreements are not only raising many questions at home but also having a deep impact in the international arena. Of the more than 200 existing agreements, 40 percent are related to science and technology with a focus on space [ … ]
China Sells Fentanyl for Cryptocurrencies
In two May reports, cryptocurrency-tracing firms Elliptic and Chainalysis indicated that chemical producers in China have been accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for ingredients for fentanyl, a lethal drug produced on a large scale in different countries worldwide. Elliptic researchers found more than 90 China-based companies supplying fentanyl precursors. Ninety percent [ … ]
China’s Cyber Hackers Sabotage Countries Worldwide
U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant, a subsidiary of Google, said that Chinese hackers, backed by their government, used a vulnerability in a well-known e-mail security device to access the networks of numerous public and private organizations in several countries worldwide, the Associated Press (AP) reported on June 15. “The Chinese state [ … ]
Former Hong Kong Lawmaker Says China Using ‘Terror’ to Muzzle Dissent Overseas
China’s Foreign Ministry has told Australia to stop sheltering fugitives and “stop lending support for anti-China” elements. In Canberra, Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong said she has deep concerns over the arrest warrants for two Australia-based Hong Kong democracy campaigners. Beijing accuses them of “anti-China activities aimed at destabilizing [ … ]
China and Venezuela Strengthen Their Relationship
China and Venezuela continue to deepen their relations, this time during a meeting between Nicolás Maduro and a delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) in mid-May. Maduro received the senior Chinese officials at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas with a view to deepening political relations between both countries. [ … ]
China Refuses to Renegotiate Suriname’s Unpayable Debt
Suriname, the smallest country in South America, has been going through serious financial predicament, as it is unable to pay the onerous interest rates on its loans from the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank). Beijing’s intransigence prevents it from renegotiating its debt. As a consequence, the South American [ … ]
Huawei 5G, Deadly for Democracy in Latin America
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and its fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology represent a very high risk for democracy in Latin America, because of the company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Euclides Tapia, professor of International Relations at the University of Panama, told Diálogo on June 11. “The issue is [ … ]
China in Latin America: Investments, Loans, and Loss of Sovereignty
China’s economic activities in Latin America are changing. Its focus on gaining access to the hemisphere’s natural resources, which drove its investments during the first decade and a half of the century, has expanded to a portfolio that includes renewable energy generation, telecommunications, electricity distribution, and even ridesharing companies. “China’s [ … ]
China to Proceed with Fourth Bridge over Panama Canal
Panama, together with the Chinese consortium made up of state-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), signed an addendum to resume construction “in the coming months” of the fourth bridge over the Panamanian interoceanic canal, La Estrella de Panamá reported. The bridge is expected to [ … ]