Japan

A delegation visiting Japan secured a number of agreements with Japanese enterprises for the purchase of 7 million tons annually of LNG from the North Field Expansion, selling a significant portion of the outstanding production potential from the field.

In addition, Qatar inked agreements for the purchase of 12 Kawasaki C-2 freighters for a sum total of $1.92 billion and 6 Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft for a total of $900 million, including sonobouys but not armaments. In addition, an agreement was signed with Japan's major shipyard consortium for the production of a dozen 12,000-TEU class container ships, to be fueled solely by LNG.

South Korea

Qatari delegates made agreements to purchase both the K21 infantry fighting vehicle [in a quantity of up to 160] and the K-LOGIR guided rocket system aimed at countering fast attack boats. Perhaps of more economic significance, they've signed deals for 40 LNG carriers made by all three of South Korea's major shipbuilders. An order from Komipo for a 15-year LNG contract from 2027 to 2041 currently being sought is thus expected in return.

North Korea

A small Qatari delegation, breaking off from the main group, has secured certain arrangements for the provision of [obfuscated] North Korean labor for the operation of certain facilities in exchange for remuneration via a variety of cryptocurrencies.

China

Talks in China resulted in the agreement of CGL, the world's largest polysilicon producer, to locate its newest, and first overseas, polysilicon plant in Qatar. No doubt helped by the abundant supplies of natural gas and a very favorable government loan on the part of Qatar, this facility heralds Qatar's move towards more renewable energy in the future, especially when combined with the new QatarEnergy solar division, which is constructing a combined ingot-wafer-cell-panel plant to go along with the polysilicon one with Chinese technology and help.

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Chinese technology and help have also gone into Qatar's other, less green ventures, with massive forge presses, heat treatment vessels, and furnaces among other heavy machinery being acquired for the production of armaments in Qatar on a scale heretofore unknown.

Other China

While a small Qatari delegation from various government-affiliated firms did visit the small island of "Chinese Taipei", they returned empty-handed. Whatever it was they were seeking there, they did not find it.

Philippines

Emir Tamim has visited Marawi and pledged $200 million from Qatar Charities towards reconstruction of the city, along with $50 million of his personal cash going towards rebuilding the city's mosques and one token church. A Qatar Airways executive delegation also announced their intent to build a massive "Qatarplex" in Angeles, around Clark Airport, which they called "the ideal base for training the next generation of pilots, stewards, and mechanics", with cheap education, low cost of labor, free airspace and lengthy, largely unused runways.

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These announcements surely have nothing to do with the fact that the Philippines only gas field is on the verge of running out, and the government in Manila is seeking to acquire large quantities of LNG in the very near future, a topic which was under discussion during the Emir's visit.