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Strategies & Market Trends : True face of China -- A Modern Kaleidoscope
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To: RealMuLan who wrote (12265)10/27/2017 9:38:08 AM
From: zzpat  Read Replies (1) of 12464
 
China has been trying to build railroads in South America for many years and has failed at each attempt. South America is run much different than China, where in China, they want something done and it gets done. In South America, they have to deal with many countries and leaders and none of them agree.

China spent billions to create a soy factory in Brazil and still has nothing to show for it. You call them loans but China is spending a lot of money and as far as I can see isn't getting much in return.

I think we agree they need lithium from South America and as I stated previously Chinese private equity firms have better luck than the Chinese government (in Chile).

"This year, China committed to a $250 billion investment program in Latin America to be dolled out over the next ten years. This major promise along with the 71 percent increase in investments in Latin America by Chinese banks last year points to the long-term plans China has for its growing influence in the region."

Huffington Post

But it's not only in South America.

"One aspect of the overseas financing is China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative. This is President Xi Jinping’s idea of supporting infrastructure development in countries west and south of China. The “belt” is the ancient Silk Road from China through Central Asia to Europe. The “road” consists of the sea routes from China through Southeast Asia into the Indian Ocean and beyond. "

Brookings (IMO, a must read article)
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