Why China’s Plan to Build a New Silk Road Runs Through Singapore - Bloomberg
▻http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-14/why-china-s-plan-to-build-a-new-silk-road-runs-through-singapore
The venture underscores Singapore’s potential as a gateway to Southeast Asia for China as President Xi Jinping seeks to export excess industrial capacity while building influence overseas. Lured by shared cultural bonds and the former British colony’s legal and financial systems, the number of Chinese companies registered locally has almost doubled in the past five years to more than 7,500.
Exploiting Singapore’s regional familiarity could help Chinese companies navigate local politics complicated by tensions over China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. It could also help them avoid pitfalls from prior investment in Africa and Latin America, where China has faced criticism at times for a heavy-handed approach, insisting for example its companies and laborers carry out the bulk of a contract.
(l’animation est un peu trop rapide, hélas…)