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Chinese moves in North America.(Insider Report)

The New American

| November 15, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Washington is increasingly relying on China to help underwrite our ever-enlarging budget and trade deficits. China, on the other hand, is using its huge trade surplus to fund economic expansion, particularly by acquiring natural resources necessary to fuel its manufacturing sector.

On September 24, China's government-owned Minmetals Corp. announced it was in negotiations to buy out Noranda Inc., Canada's oldest and largest mining firm. The $6 billion deal would also include Noranda's 60 percent control over Falconbridge, Canada's third-largest mining firm. In addition, reported the October 21 Toronto Globe and Mail, "it is known that two of China's biggest state-controlled oil companies are considering major investments in Alberta's oil sands. In other potential billion-dollar deals, Chinese oil and mining companies are looking at lucrative assets held by Canadian companies in Ecuador and Mongolia."

Seeking to placate Canadian critics of Beijing, Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing told the Globe: "In the international arena, we act in accordance with international law.... We will act in accordance with the rules of the World Trade ...

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