Bird’s-Eye: As our logo says, “Politics, art, and culture”. China expands politically into South America; the Shanghai 2010 Expo in another spectacular Big Picture feature; and a mind-puzzler of a bullet train that loads and unloads passengers without ever slowing down.
* China Pours its Wealth Into Latin America The Observer
The Asian superpower has moved into a region the US once considered its backyard and discreetly established itself as a major economic player. …China has supplanted the US as Brazil’s biggest trading partner, a boom repeated across the region. Once almost invisible in Latin America, China has seen its trade here rise from $10bn a year in 2000 to well over $100bn today.
* Shanghai’s Expo Nearly Ready The Big Picture
