Between two shores of the Pacific
There is a lot of discussion about geo-strategic assets between the two shores of the Pacific—especially the…
GDP obsession strikes everybody
President Xi Jin Ping warned against “an obsession with the GDP.” He believes that growing wealth—which is…
China is not quite ready to rewire global finance
G. Bin Zhao says the rosy view that China is now capable of rewiring the global financial…
China the garbage collector – Forchielli: “Investments? No way. Li Keqiang is coming to Rome to buy our garbage: Ansaldo Energia, Breda, and Ferretti. Nobody even wanted CDP Reti.”
Interview by Francesco Pacifico for Il Garantista originally published in Italian on October 16, 2014. The cynical investor who works in Hong…
Hong Kong, why China doesn’t want a new Tian An Men
The number one problem in Beijing is reestablishing the Communist Party’s unity after the purges, not the…
Global China for development and infrastructure
During the Cold War, superpowers competed with nuclear warheads; a less apocalyptic weapon exists in globalization. It’s…
Escalation isn’t in China’s best interest
What will happen in the Pacific if someone is tempted to pull a trigger or push a…
China and India, united by pragmatism
Beijing is allied with Islamabad, and Delhi responds by supporting the Dalai Lama and the exiled…
Alberto Forchielli interviewed by Fabio Tamburini
“China’s objective is to infiltrate the block of Western countries, and to make Europe more autonomous from…
The first check of Modi’s India in Washington
The meeting with Obama on September 29th is the culmination of hectic diplomatic activity: the new Indian premier is…