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Xi’s Third Term Will Power Up Chinese Messaging in Africa

Zambia Hopes for Debt Deal by Q1 Next Year

Djibouti Has a Very Specific Debt Problem…

China’s COVID Chaos Bites South African Trade

Hunan Throws an Africa-China Fruit Trade Matchmaking Party

Djibouti Suspends Debt Payments While Rwanda Gets (Just a Little) Relief From China

Pentagon: China to Expand Security Presence in Belt and Road Countries

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 2.0 — A New Risk Management Strategy

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 1, 2022. Image via Xinhua.
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By Saniya Kulkarni With all eyes on Beijing’s response to the ongoing protests in China, it appears Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is making headway in mitigating growing unrest in the southwestern province of Balochistan. The resource-rich region is home to several major infrastructure projects ...
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Africa

Xi’s Third Term Will Power Up Chinese Messaging in Africa

Zambia Hopes for Debt Deal by Q1 Next Year

Djibouti Has a Very Specific Debt Problem…

Mideast

Arab Media’s Cautious Coverage of the China COVID Protests

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Said He’s “Not Aware” of Reports Xi Will Travel to Saudi Arabia Next Month

Reports: Xi Expected to Travel to Saudi Arabia for December Summits

Americas

China’s Special Representative for Latin America Wraps Up Five-Nation Tour

Few Noticed One of the Most Important Sideline Meetings at APEC

Tens of Thousands Cue for a Kilometer to Get Into Chinese Fast Fashion Pop-up Store in Brazil

Asia

New Data Reveals Apple is Steadily Shifting Its Supply Chain Out of China to Other Countries in Asia

Thailand’s Chinese-financed High Speed Railway Gets Boost After Xi Visit to Bangkok

The Indian Pundit Who Created the Discredited Chinese “Debt Trap” Meme is Still Convinced He’s Right

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Chinese Mobile Phone Brands Want to do in Latin America What They’ve Done in Africa

Chinese Mobile Phone Brands Lead Africa’s Mobile Phone Market Rebound

MSA Capital is the Chinese VC Firm to Watch When it Comes to Investing in African Start-Ups

U.S.-China

China Accuses U.S. of Trying to “Suppress” Its Influence in Africa

Widodo’s Beijing Visit Gets Sucked Into U.S.-China Feud

China Rates More Positively Among Young Africans than U.S.: Survey

Belt and Road

Pentagon: China to Expand Security Presence in Belt and Road Countries

China Isn’t Spending Anywhere Near as Much on Aid to Pacific Island Countries as Many Think

These Charts Explain Why China is Cutting Back on Spending For BRI Projects

debt

Split Views in Africa Over China’s Push to Build Parliaments and Other Government Buildings Across the Continent

Almost Every Major Kenyan Newspaper Published Column by Chinese Ambassador That Refutes Debt Trap Accusation

Rotimi Amaechi Opponents Double Down on China Smears

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“It’s moving – very slowly, but it’s moving.”

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, International Monetary Fund Strategy Chief, talking about Zambia's debt restructuring process, United States

The View From China

How China Became a Global E-Vehicle Leader

While Western automotive industries are trying to figure out how to decouple their supply chains…

People’s Bank of China Exec Blames Debtor Countries for Transparency Issues

China is Happy About Lula’s Win in Brazil, Despite Criticism

Does China Want Africa to “Choose Sides”? Maybe a Little Bit

China often assures African countries that they won’t be made to ‘choose sides’ in a…

China and India’s Bumpy Road to An “Asian Century”

China and India must find ways of tolerating each other’s military rise to ensure the…

Why China Should Not Confront the U.S. in the Middle East

The Middle East is often seen as a primary theater of competition between the U.S.…

CGSP Journalists

The China in Africa Podcast

Twice-weekly podcast dedicated to exploring every facet of China's engagement in Africa. Hosted by Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden.
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Jean-Claude Maswana

Professor of Economics
Ritsumeikan University

Why It Isn’t China’s Fault Its Trade With Africa Is So Distorted

Liza Lin

Reporter, Asia Technology News
The Wall Street Journal

Can China’s Surveillance State Governance Model Be Exported Abroad?

Jane Munga

Fellow, Africa Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

U.S.-China Technology Competition in Africa

Collin Koh

Research Fellow
Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

A Look Back on a Week of Intense Chinese Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

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