Silk Roads Spotlight - December 2-8, 2024

Welcome to "Silk Spotlights"

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In this new series, I will be sharing resources on China, amongst other topics, that have caught my attention. This week, the below resources span a diverse range of topics, offering insights into geopolitical tensions, economics, and the world order.

I hope you will find something here to spark your interest.

Articles

• An interest topic that not too many commentators cover: China’s ties with Saudi Arabia buoyed by green tech by Edward White, Cheng Leng, Ahmed Al Omran and Alex Irwin-Hunt on the FT : https://www.ft.com/content/f0babafc-57e6-434f-9d94-013c312dc0f9

• More on recent chip restrictions: China retaliates against latest US chip restrictions by FT Reporters : https://www.ft.com/content/eca9a562-ffc7-4989-bbf6-734997409265

• For those seeking to build a deeper understanding of the minerals market, and how geopolitics affect supply chains: China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions by Elaine Kurtenbach : https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tech-semiconductor-chip-gallium-6b4216551e200fb719caa6a6cc67e2a4

Podcasts

• For those worried about the upcoming tariffs: The Economics Show: Would Trump's tariffs really be that bad? https://www.ft.com/content/344da4bb-a550-499b-983a-cd94871f4ffe

• For those interested in semiconductors: FT Tech Tonic: The Geopolitics of Chips: https://www.ft.com/tech-tonic

• For those who want to understand China's role in the Global South through the example of Latin America: ChinaPower - China's Relations with Latin America: A conversation with Dr. Ryan Berg: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/chinapower/chinas-relations-latin-america-conversation-dr-ryan-berg