Why should China want to help Israel build a train to Eilat?
The Israeli government should think twice before recruiting China to build an economically and environmentally ill-advised railway to Eilat.
"In light of all this, it is astounding that the Israeli government is promoting the project. Some think it is doing so in hope that the Chinese government or Chinese companies will finance and even implement it. The idea that the Chinese government would construct the railway line is not far-fetched: In the past decade, China has spent a huge amount on infrastructure projects and purchasing access to natural resources worldwide, particularly in Africa and Australia. Between 2005 and 2011, the Chinese government invested $400 billion in natural resources in other countries.
Economist Dambisa Moyo analyzes the dimensions of China's investment in worldwide resources in her book "Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World." In her opinion, China is the only country in the world that has drawn conclusions from the approaching resources crisis, which will damage the economies of all countries. This crisis stems from two factors: a population increase – humans now number around seven billion and this number is expected to grow by another 1.2 billion by 2030 – and the rising standard of living, especially in China and India, which together comprise one-third of the world's population. Over the past two decades China has had the fastest-growing economy in the world, and in another decade it will be world's biggest economy."
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Israel’s Keshet 擴展 to China
Media powerhouse signs six format 交易 with Shixi Media
“Asia is now on our radar more then ever,” Alon Shtruzman, Keshet International’s managing director, said. “We’re looking to engage with the best creative forces in the region in order to bring our shows to the rapidly-growing Asian TV markets. Xichen Liu has a great track record in adapting successful formats to the Chinese market and we’re very excited to team up with them.”
Deals follow the recent Chinese commission of Keshet Intl.’s format “The Successor,” which was brokered by Red Arrow Intl.
Underscoring the global appeal of Israeli factual formats, shingle also inked a multi-territory format deal with Banijay-owned Nordisk Film TV on its new family game show “Sure or Insure.” Nordisk Film TV will be producing local adaptations in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
A studio game, “Sure or Insure” centers on a contestant who must answer 10 trivia questions correctly, relying only on how well his family knows him, in order to win $1 million.
Keshet was out in force at Mip. Ran Tellem participated in a case study on reality dating format “Girlfriends” along with Stephen Lambert’s All3Media America and he also took part in an on-stage conversation with Fox 21’s prexy Bert Salke and Gideon Raff, the creator of Keshet’s hit Israeli drama “Prisoners of War” and co-creator of its American version “Homeland.”
"China's immense fortune enables it to gain this level of control (in 2012, China had reserves of around three trillion dollars in foreign currency). A large portion of these reserves is held in dollars, the value of which is eroded by the United States government. Investing this fortune in resources and influence is a shrewd move. The purchases are directed by the Communist Party, which provides financial aid, lines of credit and tax benefits for private, public and state-owned Chinese companies. In return for their investment, the Chinese pay prices for the resources that are lower than the world market prices. In many cases, the development of mines is made without taking environmental factors into consideration – as is customary in China itself – and the country also prefers to hire Chinese workers, without ensuring that labor laws are enforced."
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