Andres Bermudez Lievano, Author at Dialogo Chino

The 'China ladies' who disappeared from the Venezuelan scene

Under Hugo Chávez, two women represented Venezuela in dealings with China to obtain project finance: banker Edmée Betancourt and diplomat Rocío Maneiro. These are their stories.

Venezuela

The Chinese train derailed on Venezuela’s plains

Scarcely a third of the planned 468-kilometre stretch of railway from Tinaco to Anaco that drew on US$2.74 billion from the Venezuelan-Chinese Joint Fund has been built. Labour and environmental conflicts lie in its wake.

The world's most expensive public office is a mess

In 2010, Beijing asked for an office in Caracas to oversee joint projects. Today, it lies in disrepair, so what happened to the U$164 million earmarked for refurbishment?

Haier’s white goods factory in Venezuela draws blanks

Venezuela sought to build an appliance factory to manufacture white goods for all homes by 2025. It ended up importing them from the factory funder itself: China’s Haier.

Venezuela bought Chinese planes at a price no one understood

Beijing sold Hugo Chávez's government eight military transport planes in 2011. In the shady deal, exchange rate manipulation and a wide margin left for the payment of extras meant each aircraft’s cost was unknown.

illustration woman banknotes Chinese building

Venezuela’s dance with China: a good relationship?

A collaborative journalism project that for the first time patches together lesser known aspects of Venezuela’s economic and political relationship China using official documents

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and Chinese Ambassador Li Baorong at an event after receiving a shipment of Covid-19 protection equipment.

China

China’s tweeting ambassador inches closer to Venezuela

Twitter diplomacy demonstrates that formerly pragmatic China is now forging stronger ties with Venezuela in the Covid-19 era

Venezuela

Why China-Venezuela automotive cooperation failed

Corruption and oil price crashes meant flagship programmes aimed at stimulating car purchases collapsed spectacularly

Peru

Peruvian textile workers hit by coronavirus and Chinese competition

Small textile companies in Peru are manufacturing protective gear but are not getting the necessary support from the government in the face of Chinese competition.

Aerial view of Buritica gold mine owned by Zijin

Colombia

Zijin wants to be the first Chinese mining company in Colombia

This year, state-owned Chinese company Zijin expects to start operating the Buriticá gold mine, known for its high social standards

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