Day: July 4, 2019
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As tensions between the United States and China steadily rise, a growing number of countries are feeling pressure to choose a side. The U.S., in particular, has warned countries that if they work too closely with China through loans, using Huawei equipment and so on, there could ...
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No One Should Be Surprised That a Major Chinese Aid Project is Being Built in an African Leader’s Hometown
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Will China or the U.S. Build the New Mombasa-Nairobi Expressway? Confusion Swirls Amid Conflicting Headlines
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Q&A: Does China Benefit From the U.S. Stripping Cameroon of Its AGOA Privileges? Yes. No. Maybe.
At first glance, it would seem that the Trump administration's decision to revoke Cameroon's free-trade privileges would be counterproductive at this time when the U.S. is battling hard against the Chinese for influence in Africa. After all, Washington sanctioning Youndé on human rights plays right into the ...
Imported sulphur is seen at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China March 22, 2018. Picture taken March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
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“The Belt and Road Is a Chinese Plan to Build a New World Order”
China's hugely ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is often described as being more of an idea than an actual policy. Depending on whom you speak with, BRI is characterized as an economic plan to outsource China's excess domestic industrial output. Other people, notably ...