Vol 1 (AAC) No 3 | ANGOLACHINA Coming cleanish on the money 30th October 2008 New details are emerging about Angola’s public finances and the management of the mega-credit lines from Angola Angola's Finance Ministry has strengthened its policy to promote greater transparency in public finances, with the disclosure of new details about Chinese credit lines that suppo...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 3 | CHINA Yang Jiechi: Chief Diplomat of the Road 30th October 2008 Minister of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China
Vol 1 (AAC) No 2 | CHINAAFRICA Soft power & the glory 24th October 2008 Cultural partnerships and Confucius institutes show a wider ambition beyond trade and strategic resources When China pledged 20 million renminbi this year for education projects in South Africa to include the teaching of Mandarin in 50 local high schools, it was an indication of an em...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 2 | NIGERIACHINA Bringing it all back home 24th October 2008 Asian buyers face tough competition from local bidders as Shell sells a big stake in its oil business China has a new competitor for oil resources in Nigeria, according to company leaks and media reports. Royal Dutch/Shell is understood to be looking to sell a 49.8% stake in Oil ...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 2 | SUDANCHINA Beijing, the rebels’ target 24th October 2008 Threats against Chinese oil installations and peacekeepers are stepping up pressure on Beijing-Khartoum relations Ever since the abduction of two Chinese oil workers by antigovernment rebels in Sudan three years ago, policy-makers in Beijing have wrestled with how best to manage strategic asse...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 2 | CHINA Liu Guijin 2nd November 2008 China's Special Representative on African Affairs Liu Guijin is in an unenviable position. As China’s Envoy to Africa, he must balance its often contradictory priorities: on one hand, China claims the internal affairs of its Afr...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 2 | CHINA Jiang Jianqing 2nd November 2008 President and Chairman, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China In a defining moment, the Communist Party of China (CPC) began in 2002 to admit entrepreneurs – unabashed capitalists – to its ranks. Jiang Jianqing, Governor of ICBC, the world’s ...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 1 | ANGOLACHINA Big oil, high stakes 23rd October 2008 Luanda is Beijing’s closest ally in Africa but mystery surrounds the role of Chinese companies in rebuilding the country Beijing may try to stay out of African politics but the rivalries among Angola’s elite leave its diplomats little choice. The latest row over China’s US$6 billion cr...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 1 | ANGOLACHINA China's Nova Luanda 23rd October 2008 The China International Fund (CIF) appears to be the construction arm of Beiya International Development Ltd, the parent company of China Angola Oil Stock Holding Ltd, which tra...