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## Re: Information on China in Europe

Released on 2012-08-24 05:00 GMT

Email-ID | 1765641
Date | 2011-05-12 21:55:00
From | marko.papic@stratfor.com
To | alderman.liz@gmail.com

Any time Liz. Send me the link when you are done with the article.
Cheers,
Marko
P.S. Survived the storm.
On 5/12/11 11:27 AM, liz alderman wrote:
> Hi Marko, many thanks for all the information, and for your time on
> the phone today, much appreciated. I look forward to reading these
> materials. Best Liz
>
> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Marko Papic<marko.papic@stratfor.com> wrote:
>> Hi Liz,
>>
>> Here then is some information on Spanish Cajas (from an internal Stratfor
>> discussion, note that we also tack on some business deals they agreed to at
>> that meeting, pretty important stuff). Here is a link from April when that
>> was announced (LINK:
>> http://www.foxbusiness.com/2011/04/13/china-channel-13-billion-spain-banks-repo/)
>> so I would really not say that the Chinese have been silent on Europe. Even
>> if Cajas stuff was bunk, look at all the deals they got out of it.
>>
>> STRATFOR discussion (please do not forward, it is internal communication):
>>
>> Okay just a bit more to add to this on top of Marko's comments.
>>
>> First, we know very little. We have a Spanish govt source in Beijing telling
>> Reuters that, after meeting between Zapatero, Wen and Li Keqiang, saying
>> that China Investment Corp was considering investing 9.3b euros into
>> restructuring the cajas, with other Chinese investors contributing 3b of
>> that. The source attributed this to Xie Ping, deputy prez of CIC. The source
>> said that China could either invest directly in specific cajas, OR "create a
>> general fund that the cajas would be able to tap," acc to a separate Spanish
>> govt source in Beijing.
>>
>> The Chinese have not confirmed this report in their press. The Spanish cajas
>> association head, Isidro Faine, has not heard anything. All Chinese press
>> says is that Wen pledged to buy more Spanish debt, after buying it "twice"
>> in 2010 ... it also said that China currently holds 12 percent of Spanish
>> debt, which DPA repeated ... [but CRI said the total was 25b euros which
>> would be about 4.7 percent of Spain's total (?) 523 billion Euros in central
>> govt debt, citing Spanish sources or Zapatero himself].
>>
>> DPA claims Wen said specifically that China is investing in restructuring
>> the cajas, but no sourcing provided, and could be a conflation.
>>
>> An unnamed London analyst introduced the idea that it could be CITIC Group,
>> a different Chinese lender. Zapatero did meet with officials from CIC,
>> CITIC, and the PRC's bank regulating body.
>>
>> If China did provide 9b euros, that would be more than half of the 15b euros
>> that the cajas are OFFICIALLY supposed to require. In fact the sum is
>> probably much higher than that at 120b euros or more, which means that China
>> would be picking up about 7.5 percent of the tab. Not clear whether China
>> would invest in ownership stakes, or buy debt, of the banks, or set up a
>> 'fund' for them to draw from.
>>
>> What the two sides definitely did agree to is more business deals, all of
>> which point to the trends in China looking to gain tech in alternative
>> energy (wind power), export its telecom capabilities , attract investment
>> (auto parts makers), for new expertise (helicopter training), and generally
>> provide investment (potentially in Spain's privitaziation of infrastructure)
>>
>> Wind power -- Spain's Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA, one of the world's
>> top wind turbine groups, signed deals with both China Resources Power
>> Holdings Co. and China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. to provide a total
>> of 300 turbines. Each company will get 150 turbines with a total capacity of
>> 300 megawatts. Gamesa also signed a strategic cooperation pact with China
>> Longyuan Power Group Ltd. in the area of wind power.
>>
>> Telecoms -- Spanish banking giant Banco Santander meanwhile signed a deal to
>> buy equipment from Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE.
>> Helicopter pilot training -- Spain's Indra will send a flight simulator to
>> China and help train helicopter pilots
>> Auto parts -- auto parts makers Grupo Antolin, Maxam and Ringo Valvulas will
>> open branches in China,
>> Potential infrastructure deals (airports) -- Besides, Spain and China can
>> conduct cooperation in infrastructure projects as Spain has many prestigious
>> companies in that sector, Zapatero said. The prime minister said 49 percent
>> of Spanish airports need to be privatized and foreign investment and
>> management is needed.
>>
>> As to WHY China would invest in Spanish cajas, or sovereign debt, -- after
>> talking with Marko and Peter:
>>
>> Capital flight
>> diversify away from USD, support EU-denominated investments
>> Profit off of bet that Spanish govt and EU will bail out these banks if
>> necessary
>>
>> Attached is information on Swedish-Chinese collaboration and a general
>> overview of Chinese investments in Central/Eastern Europe. All the documents
>> have links highlighted.
>>
>> I know this is a lot, but I hope it helps inform your report. Feel free to
>> email me or call me about any of this today, although I am in and out of
>> interviews for the rest of the day.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Marko
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/12/11 7:26 AM, liz alderman wrote:
>>
>> no, im in paris. so i'll call you around 5 pm... best liz
>>
>> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Marko Papic<marko.papic@stratfor.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> It is actually 9am for me, since Im based out of Austin. I just assumed you
>> were in NYC.
>>
>> That soumds great. You can reach me at 512-905-3091.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Marko
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 12, 2011, at 7:18 AM, liz alderman<alderman.liz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Great. Not urgent, so 10am yours/4 pm mine works well. What is the
>> best number for you? Cheers Liz
>>
>> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Marko Papic<marko.papic@stratfor.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, we can chat about it for sure. I have been thinking about this issue as
>> well. How urgent is your deadline? If urgent, we can talk in 20 minutes. If
>> not, how about 10am East Coast time?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Marko
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 12, 2011, at 7:05 AM, liz alderman<alderman.liz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Marko,
>>
>> I'm actually not great at Twitter, but this is a good reason to follow
>> it. Actually Im working on another story about China's investment
>> appetite in Europe amid renewed concerns over Greece. They have
>> stopped making public pronouncements about how much debt they'd buy,
>> so what is their current thinking? The piece would also examine
>> China's image in Europe; I understand they have been opening up and
>> soliciting observations from Europeans about what they can do to
>> burnish it.
>>
>> Is any of this something you could speak about? Best Liz
>>
>> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:04 AM, Marko Papic<marko.papic@stratfor.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Liz,
>>
>> I don't know if you follow twitter, but I have a feed where I post my
>> analyzes, quotes and op-eds. It might be interesting to you since I
>> concentrate mainly on Europe and the economic situation there. Something I
>> forward could grab your attention and inspire a story. I also comment on
>> news items -- often from obscure local feeds -- that I think are
>> interesting.
>>
>> It is @marko_papic
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Marko
>>
>> --
>> Marko Papic
>> Senior Analyst - Europe
>> STRATFOR
>> + 1-512-744-4094 (O)
>> 221 W. 6th St, Ste. 400
>> Austin, TX 78701 - USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Liz Alderman
>> Chief Business Correspondent
>> International Herald Tribune, Global Edition of The New York Times
>> alderman@nytimes.com
>> office: +331 4143 9716
>> mobile: +336 7915 7459
>> Topics page:
>> http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/a/liz_alderman/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=liz%20alderman&st=cse
>>
>>
>> --
>> Liz Alderman
>> Chief Business Correspondent
>> International Herald Tribune, Global Edition of The New York Times
>> alderman@nytimes.com
>> office: +331 4143 9716
>> mobile: +336 7915 7459
>> Topics page:
>> http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/a/liz_alderman/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=liz%20alderman&st=cse
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Marko Papic
>> Senior Analyst
>> STRATFOR
>> + 1-512-744-4094 (O)
>> + 1-512-905-3091 (C)
>> 221 W. 6th St, Ste. 400
>> Austin, TX 78701 - USA
>> www.stratfor.com
>> @marko_papic
>
>
--
Marko Papic
Senior Analyst
STRATFOR
+ 1-512-744-4094 (O)
+ 1-512-905-3091 (C)
221 W. 6th St, Ste. 400
Austin, TX 78701 - USA
www.stratfor.com
@marko_papic