Ha! After all the history chatter about the 16th century Potosi, Manila, Hong Kong silver trade in last week's "Can Hong Kong reclaim its role as Asia’s gateway to the Americas?" we see this from China Daily, November 28:
Peru-China cargo shipments faster through new Chancay Port
Chancay Port in Peru is now operational, enabling Gansu Logistics Group to establish steady shipments from the new hub. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
More than 2,600 tons of silver concentrate bound for Shanghai were loaded onto a vessel at Peru's Chancay Port on Monday.
This shipment marks the first by Gansu Logistics Group from Chancay Port and is among the earliest since the port became operational....
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Some of the prior links in the earlier post on what has been referred to as the "Birth of Globalization":
June 19 - "Peru: Chinese Megaport Is Rattling the U.S."
November 16 - "Megaport opens up Latin America to Chinese trade as US looks on"
And on the silver trade:
The China Ship: "How silver changed the world" (SCMP)
The discovery of the roundtrip and the beginning of globalisation"
The China Ship Chapter 2: "Galleon of China: flagship of trade over two centuries"
We skipped over:
Chapter 3 A journey of dread
And tying it together, November 17, 2024:
Speaking Of Trans-Pacific Trade: Silver and China
Following on the post immediately below, "Megaport opens up Latin America to Chinese trade as US looks on", some history.
Apologies if you stopped by looking for an analysis of silver usage in solar panels but here's hoping this post and the links at the end of this post are of interest.
