Box ship building in China hits new heights with 68.5% of global orders
China has become the undisputed front-runner in containership building, with an orderbook, extending to 2030, ...
Fascinating backgrounder to China’s Go-West policy from US geopolitical analyst Stratfor. The shift in focus of industrial production from the country’s eastern and southern seaboards to the Yangtze corridor is not just about maintaining China’s low-cost advantage in the face of new competition, it is central to the government’s primary aim of maintaining power – developing the Yangtze into a new economic powerhouse is crucial to retaining the unity of the country. Without a strong Yangtze, the possibility of China ...
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