Peter Martin
@petermartin_pcm
Africa and Middle East Correspondent for Bloomberg. Based in Nairobi. Author of a book on Chinese diplomacy.. All opinions my own
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https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Civilian-Army-Inside-Global/dp/0197513700/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1600 15-04-2010 22:05:20
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Xi Wants Bigger Returns, Fewer Headaches From African Debt Deals: bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg neiL Munshi Peter Martin
Here's my first dispatch on China's big summit for African leaders this week. The rub: Xi wants bigger returns and fewer headaches on China's loans after pouring more than $120 billion into the continent for over a decade. Together with neiL Munshi bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Report from Peter Martin of Bloomberg Politics that the #USA🇺🇲 is preparing a new economic & security assistance package for #Gabon🇬🇦 to counter efforts by #China🇨🇳 to gain a military toehold in the strategically-positioned Central African country. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
This Peter Martin piece gives a rare glimpse into the maneuvering between the US & China as the latter tries to get an Atlantic Ocean military base in Africa. It's a high-stakes contest that will continue to be a major factor in the US's Africa policy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Supply chain interference is “rampant.” Katrina Manson and Peter Martin join the Big Take podcast to discuss what we know about the Hezbollah pager attack and what it means for devices around the world trib.al/TQBUJdV
“The CIA is boosting its efforts to recruit Chinese citizens as it seeks to capitalize on what US officials say is growing discontent with President Xi Jinping’s rule,” writes Peter Martin bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Quoted Bloomberg by Natalia Drozdiak & Peter Martin: Nuclear weapons would “provide the ultimate deterrent capacity” [for Iran] because they “would cause Washington and Jerusalem to fear escalating.”bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Last November, America’s top spy landed in Kinshasa with an unusual offer for DRC president, Felix Tshisekedi: The US would share secret intelligence with his govt in return for his participation in a cease-fire. With Peter Martin bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Who briefs Xi Jinping? For Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) me and Feifei Hung analyze a new dataset of Politburo study sessions and speakers from 12/2002–6/2024 (h/t Brian Hart) Shows trends like Xi's rising focus on Party control and national security relative to economic development 1/8
This is important confirmation from Department of Defense 🇺🇸 that most of the removals within the PLARF were indeed due to fraud and mismanagement of funds related to silo construction, as this Bloomberg article suggested in Jan. 2024. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Donald Trump's crackdown on foreign aid has ground an engine of US geopolitical influence to a halt, creating an opening for rivals like China, Peter Martin reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump's proposal for a Gaza “riviera" is unlikely to come fruition — but Arab governments agree that ignoring the US president isn't an option bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Peter Martin @SamDagher
Can Congo pull off the balancing act of trying to woo Trump’s White House without dislodging critical investment from Beijing? -- Longform from Will Clowes, Peter Martin Arlette BASHIZI & me bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via Bloomberg