CSR Blog: China’s Incursion into Energy Sectors of Latin American Hydrocarbon Giants

By Matthew Hughes As part of Chinaโ€™s โ€œenergy diplomacyโ€ to โ€œsecure long-term access to energy resources,โ€ most of its investments in Latin America have been in resources and energy,[1] especially among the regionโ€™s hydrocarbon giants Brazil (which produced 3.67 million BPD of petroleum and other liquids in 2019), Mexico (1.92 million BPD), and Venezuela (0.93 …

CSR Blog: How Local Politics Might Undermine Chinaโ€™s Environmental Policy Ambition

By Zhuoran Li Since the โ€œReform and Open Upโ€ that began in 1978, China has achieved magnificent economic development. Chinaโ€™s real annual GDP grew 9.5 percent on average from 1979 to 2018. The World Bank describes the growth of China as โ€œthe fastest sustained expansion by a major economy in history.โ€[1] The economic growth not …

CSR Blog: A Break in The Clouds: Updates on Taiwanโ€™s Effective Policy Response to COVID-19

By Nicholas A. Henderson On June 1st, 2021, the article โ€œQuiet Stormโ€ posited that Taiwanโ€™s latest outbreak of COVID-19 was under control due to an effective policy response. Over the course of June, interesting new data points have emerged, warranting an update on Taiwanโ€™s COVID-19 Outbreak.  This update aims to demonstrate how Taiwanโ€™s policy response …

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