China holds more than $1 trillion in American bonds. According tothe new Heritage Foundation database on recent Chinese foreignnon-bond investment, China has invested more than $15 billion inthe U.S. in addition to bonds. China's SAFE is the largest foreigninvestor in the U.S., but has refused to make its activities moretransparent. An American priority should be to enhance transparencyin SAFE's spending.
Amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions, crude oil prices almost reached $140 per barrel before losing ground and moving back to below $110 per barrel. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, global oil markets have been in turmoil. Several western countries including the US have imposed bans on buying Russian crude, which pushed up Brent prices. In addition, many oil companies
Paris and Beijing have agreed to build infrastructure projects in Africa, South East Asia and eastern Europe. But will this help shine light on China’s opaque foreign investments or just give the appearance of doing so?
Peter VAN BUREN Before you read another story claiming war among China, Taiwan and the U.S. is getting closer, or relations are entering dangerous territory, or long-standing issues…