Portuguese infrastructure group Mota-Engil, partly owned by China’s CCCC, has signed a railway contract in Mexico worth USD 1.3 billion in partnership with China´s CRRC.

Luís Manuel Brás Bernardino* Popular Republic of China is, by many specialists, recognized as a global actor in the framework of International Relations. As a result of a foreign policy denominated by ‘Going Out Strategy’, launched officially in 2001, China has emerged recently to this reality. More specifically since 2013, after the presentation of its new global connectivity strategy designated by ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, rising not only as an important economic, political and diplomatic player, but also of security, namely in Africa, where its presence is undeniable.

Dennis Zuev* The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become the largest infrastructure program in history, and has become a symbol of growing significance of China and its power.

Carmen Amado Mendes* The China-Lusophone Brief will publish a series of articles this week, as the result of collaboration with the Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre (also known as CCCM).

Angolan airline TAAG saw revenue in the cargo segment reach USD 67 million until August, boosted by charter flights between China and Brazil through Luanda airport.

China will donate the equivalent of EUR 13.9 million to Mozambique and cancel debt owed by the African country worth EUR 7 million under agreements signed in Maputo between the two countries.

An urban water project in Angola´s Bie province, led by State builder China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd, (CREC4), will supply over 70,000 users.

China’s Dingsheng Minerals, which has been exploring heavy sands in Chibuto, Mozambique, will finance the construction of the new Chongoene port. 

The Luachimo Hydroelectric Dam, a USD 212 million project financed by China in Angola´s Lunda Norte province, is gearing up for start-up.

Realtors in Portugal are luring foreign investors, namely Chinese, to the golden visa program using serviced appartments and real estate funds to circumvent new restrictions in the main cities.