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“The largest donors to the ADB are countries like Japan and Australia, which is part of my frustration … because people driving past would assume it’s funded by China because you see Chinese state-owned enterprise branding everywhere, but it’s funded by the taxpayers of countries like Japan and Australia.”
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CGSP In the News
Africa
Géraud Neema spoke with the Africa Center for Strategic Studies about the opportunities & challenges presented by critical minerals.e´
Africa
Géraud Neema spoke with Bloomberg about U.S.-China competition for critical resources in the DR Congo.
Middle East
Eric Olander spoke with Reuters about China and Egypt’s first joint fighter jet exercises.
Middle East
Eric Olander spoke with Reuters about China and Egypt’s first joint fighter jet exercises.
Africa
Cobus van Staden spoke with Newsweek about the impact on Africa from the U.S.-China trade war.
Africa
Cobus van Staden spoke with Newsweek about the impact on Africa from the U.S.-China trade war.
Southeast Asia
Edwin Shri Bimo was quoted by Channel News Asia in Singapore about the SE Asia’s response to the U.S. tariffs.
Africa
Eric Olander spoke with the New York Times about China’s reaction if the U.S. officially recognizes Somaliland.
Southeast Asia
Eric Olander spoke with the Wall Street Journal about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “charm offensive” in SE Asia.
Southeast Asia
Eric Olander was interviewed by Singapore’s Money FM 89.3 about Xi Jinping’s tour of three SE Asian countries.
Latin America
Eric Olander spoke with Channel News Asia about the future of the BRI following Panama’s decision to withdraw.
Africa
Géraud Neema spoke with the South China Morning Post about US-China competition for critical resources in the DR Congo.
Africa
Eric Olander spoke with Reuters about to expect on Wang Yi’s four-nation Africa tour.
Africa
Eric Olander was interviewed by Turkish broadcaster GDH for a documentary about China-Africa ties.
Asia
Eric Olander spoke with The New York Times about the implications of improved relations between India and China.
Africa
Géraud Neema spoke with the Wall Street Journal about U.S.-China competition for cobalt in the DR Congo.
Africa
Cobus van Staden was interviewed by ABC News (Australia) about China’s growing presence in Africa.
Africa
Cobus van Staden was interviewed by Al Jazeera about Chinese lending to African countries.
Africa
Eric Olander was quoted in The Economist about the growing popularity of Africa+1 summits.
Africa
Editor-in-Chief Eric Olander spoke with Reuters about the current state of China-Africa trade relations.
Africa
Cobus van Staden’s analysis was cited in BBC News’ coverage of the 2024 FOCAC summit
Africa
Africa Editor Géraud Neema was interviewed by RTV Slovenia about the recent FOCAC summit in Beijing.
Global South
Eric Olander spoke with The New York Times about Africa’s role in China’s strategy to engage the Global South.
Southeast Asia
On the Vietnam Weekly Podcast, Eric Olander spoke with host Mike Tartarski about General Secretary Tô Lâm’s visit to China.
Africa
The South China Morning Post featured Cobus van Staden’s analysis of why green energy cooperation will be on the FOCAC agenda.
Global South
On the Sinica Podcast, Eric Olander talks with host Kaiser Kuo about the key trends in China-Global South ties.
Africa
Géraud Neema spoke with the South China Morning Post about Chinese road construction in the DR Congo.
Africa
Eric Olander spoke with Bruegel about the future of China’s economic engagement in Africa.
Africa
Eric Olander spoke with Reuters about China’s economic engagement in Africa in the post-pandemic era.
Africa
In The Africa Report, Géraud Neema discusses how China and the U.S. approach Kenya’s debt relief.
Asia
On Singapore’s Money FM 89.3, Eric Olander discusses the latest developments in the South China Sea.
Mideast
On Israel’s Makan TV news in Arabic, Jony Essa discusses China’s role in Mideast Diplomacy
Europe
On FRANCE 24, Eric Olander discusses the political impact of Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe.
Mideast
On Israel’s Makan radio, Jony Essa explains China’s role in the response to Iran`s missile attack on Israel
Mideast
In Foreign Policy, Eric Olander discusses how much political leverage China has with Iran.
Africa
In African Business, Geraud Neema discussed the expansion of Chinese e-commerce companies on the continent.
Climate
On Kenya’s KTN News, Njenga Hakeenah discussed African demands to develop climate-resilient infrastructure.
Africa
In Foreign Policy, Geraud Neema talks about China-free critical mineral supply chains.
Diplomacy
Eric Olander spoke with Bloomberg about China’s diplomatic agenda in the Global South.
Mideast
On Israel’s Makan radio, Jony Essa explains China’s response to the Red Sea crisis.
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