CHINA Report → Current GeoPolitical moves.
China + Papua New Guinea → (US$1.9 billion)
(Oct 3, 2017)
CHINA’S direct investment to Papua New Guinea has reached US$1.9 billion, making the country the second largest trading partner and largest investment destination among all the Pacific Island countries.
(Nov 17, 2018)
Papua New Guinea’s ‘road to nowhere’ a stark sign of China’s influence in the Pacific.
As Xi Jinping lands in Papua New Guinea, a new highway built with Chinese money is raising concerns about Beijing’s influence in Australia’s backyard.
(Nov 14, 2018)
In APEC host Papua New Guinea, China and the West grapple over strategic port.
SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) - When Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill flagged the possibility of China bankrolling a port development off his country’s northern coast in June, the consternation in neighboring Australia set off a lightening-fast response.
China + Pakistan → ($62 billion)
(2017)
(CPEC) China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
The value of CPEC projects is worth $62 billion as of 2017.
(Aug 2016)
China's Biggest Ever Arms Export Deal: 8 Attack Submarines To Pakistan.
(Oct 2018)
Pakistan to Buy 48 Drones from China in ‘Largest Arms Deal’ of Its Kind.
China + Philippines → ($50billion - Bilateral trade)($53.84million -Direct Investment)
(Nov 20, 2018)
China, the Philippines sign 29 bilateral agreements.
China is the Philippines' biggest trade partner, importer and the fourth biggest export destination. Last year, bilateral trade volume exceeded 50 billion U.S. dollars for the first time, and China's direct investment in the country reached 53.84 million U.S. dollars, up 67 percent year-on-year.
(Nov 22, 2018)
PICTURE IMPERFECT: DID XI AND DUTERTE AGREE TO A ‘BLOOD COMPACT’ IN MANILA?
The Philippine and Chinese presidents were photographed in front of a painting that, according to a historian, represents the start of the Philippines’ colonisation by Spain.
Just a little sauce on the current status of GeoPolitical maneuvers by China & Xi Jinping = "One Belt, One Road" → World Domination Strategy.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2174530/picture-imperfect-have-xi-and-duterte-agreed-blood-compact
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/china-the-philippines-sign-29-bilateral-agreements.588074/
https://postcourier.com.pg/chinas-investment-png-us1-9b/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apec-summit-china-idUSKCN1NJ375
https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/papua-new-guineas-road-to-nowhere-a-stark-sign-of-chinas-influence-in-the-pacific/news-story/40ab2e2e4c59c047d6da28609fbdda66
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Pakistan_Economic_Corridor
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pak-to-acquire-8-attack-submarines-from-china-for-4-billion-report-1452729
https://propakistani.pk/2018/10/09/pakistan-to-buy-48-drones-from-china-in-largest-arms-deal-of-its-kind/