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Journal of Chinese Political Science
Published in: Journal of Chinese Political Science 3/2015

01-09-2015 | RESEARCH ARTICLE

Rescaling China-Brazil Investment Relations in the Strategic Minerals Sector

Author: Julie Michelle Klinger

Published in: Journal of Chinese Political Science | Issue 3/2015

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Abstract

China’s overseas activities during the first decade of the 21st century were characterized by state-directed investments, while the Brazilian government was often portrayed as lacking a strategic policy toward the emerging Asian power. Times have changed. In recent years China’s activities in Brazil’s mineral sector have become more fragmented, while Brazilian subnational entities have assumed greater prominence in directing transnational investment flows. Based on research in both countries between 2011 and 2014, this article presents three developments that help explain the changing scales of China-Brazil mining relations.
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Footnotes
1
Illustrated by global reports on investments, closures and consolidations among non-Chinese mining firms in recent years ([59‐61]) as compared to investments and acquisitions by Chinese firms during the same period ([62‐64]).
 
2
Use value refers to the material uses to which a commodity can actually be put, or the practical needs the commodity fulfills. Exchange value refers to the monetary value assigned to the commodity ([65], 126–130).
 
3
Economic Secretary of the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Brasilia, Interview by Author, July 2010; Brazil-China Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Shanghai, Interview by Author, July 2011; Representative of the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Brasilia, Interview by Author, April 2014; Representative of CBMM in Araxá, Minas Gerais, Interview by Author, March 2014.
 
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Metadata
Title
Rescaling China-Brazil Investment Relations in the Strategic Minerals Sector
Author
Julie Michelle Klinger
Publication date
01-09-2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Chinese Political Science / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1080-6954
Electronic ISSN: 1874-6357
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-015-9359-x

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