China

Cuba’s ranking in EIU’s Democracy Index

December 16, 2011

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) just released its report Democracy Index 2011: Democracy Under Stress. Per the report: “The index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories—this covers almost the entire population of the world and the vast majority of the world’s independent states (micro states are [...]

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Privileged children of the revolution

November 26, 2011

Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal carries an excellent article on the privileged lives of the Chinese Communist Party’s offspring: The offspring of party leaders, often called “princelings,” are becoming more conspicuous, through both their expanding business interests and their evident appetite for luxury, at a time when public anger is rising over reports of official corruption [...]

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Risky business

November 16, 2011

The Economist weighs in on the risk of foreign businesses operating in Cuba:  Standing beside Belarusian tractors and Chinese machine parts at Havana’s annual trade fair last month, Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuba’s foreign trade minister, said the presence of 3,000 executives from over 60 countries proved the appeal of joint commercial ventures with the Cuban government. [...]

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Paving way for Chinese carrier visit?

November 7, 2011

In a November 2nd e-mail newsletter, East-Asia-Intel.com questioned if General Guo Boxiong’s official trip to Cuba may have paved the way for China’s aircraft carrier to visit. Gen. Guo (Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission is responsible for weapon equipment and logistics of the Chinese armed forces) visited Havana at the end of last month meeting with high-ranking members of the [...]

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Cuban high command meets with senior Chinese military officer

October 27, 2011

Cuban Deputy Defense Minister (Viceministro primero), Army Corps General Leopoldo ‘Polo’ Cintra Frias met with Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, General Guo Boxiong at the Cuban Defense Ministry Headquarters (Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias) in Havana. In their meeting both military officials agreed on boosting bilateral cooperation and further promoting military-to-military relations between the two countries. Also in attendance were Army [...]

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Chinese navy hospital ship sails into Havana

October 22, 2011

Via Reuters: Military experts and China watchers say the ship is one of the ways in which the Asian giant is increasing its use of “soft power” to burnish its image and achieve other policy goals such as increased trade and access to raw materials. The Peace Ark was launched four years ago but is [...]

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