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The Pressure is on the G20 to do Something… Anything… About Debt Relief at This Weekend’s Summit in Rome

Debt relief for the world's poorest countries will once again be a topic of discussion at yet another high-profile G20 gathering this weekend in Rome. Yet, there's good reason to doubt that little more will come out of this meeting than any of the ...
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CARI Researchers Critique AidData’s Report on Chinese “Hidden Debt” in BRI Countries

AidData's landmark research report published last month, "Banking on the Belt and Road," generated tremendous media coverage around the world, particularly related to the report's finding that $385 billion in so-called "hidden debts" are owed to China. ...

With New Chinese Money Hard to Come By, Kenya’s Treasury Turns to the Bond Market to Finance Infrastructure

The Kenyan government is making preparations to float its largest-ever bond offering, a record $1.3 billion (Sh150 billion) issuance. It will be used to settle debts with contractors, possibly including some Chinese companies, and to fund road projects that are currently in development.

Chinese State Media: Blame the U.S. For the Coup in Sudan

Although the Chinese Foreign Ministry has been largely silent this week about the military coup in Sudan, the country's largest television broadcaster, CCTV (央视新闻), appears to be framing the story in a way that lays the blame for the collapse of the civilian government squarely at the ...

Two Chinese Experts Call for Beijing to Do More to Provide Non-Vaccine Assistance to Combat COVID in Africa

Simply shipping more jabs to Africa will not be enough to fulfill Chinese President Xi Jinping's commitment to make COVID vaccines a "global public good," argued two experts in a column published this week on the site "China and International Development."
How China Is Wooing Paraguay’s Political Class Away From Longtime Ally Taiwan
An electric bus donated by the Taiwanese government drives through a neighbourhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo
By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott When Paraguayan opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of six Chinese cities late last year, she was convinced Paraguay risked missing out on major economic gains by sticking with longtime ally Taiwan over Beijing - a message participants on ...

Reports: Authorities Force Beijing Hotel to Mandatory Quarantine After Zimbabwean VP Tested Positive For COVID

Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po newspaper is reporting that the Beijing Wangfujing Legendale Hotel is now under a mandatory 21-day quarantine after a Zimbabwean Vice President, most likely Constantino Chiwenga, tested positive for asymptomatic COVID-19.

Chile, Belarus Poised to Join the Growing List of Global South Countries That Will Produce Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines

China's drive to build manufacturing capacity for its COVID vaccines in countries across the Global South is poised to expand. Talks are now underway to build so-called "fill and finish" facilities in both Belarus and Chile. ...

Major U.S. Conference on Africa Went All Day Without a Single Mention of the Word “China”

The 13th U.S.-Africa Business Summit kicked off on Tuesday with a number of online forums on issues like infrastructure development, COVID-19, and strengthening US investment on the continent. Several senior White House officials, African heads of state, and corporate leaders from both sides are taking part. Remarkably, ...

Zhang Hongming: China’s Strategic Need for Africa in a Time of Great Change

The perception among many stakeholders in the West and across Africa is that China's engagement in Africa is motivated by a need for natural resources and markets for its finished goods. While that may have been true during the early stages of China's presence on the continent ...

Nigeria and the Chinese Debt Trap Myth

The current slump in global oil prices combined with a surge of Nigerian borrowing is prompting a fresh wave of media anxiety related to the country's financial future and specifically whether China will take advantage of the growing instability to seize strategic assets in the event of ...

Pro Tip: Pay Attention to How Hunan Province Is Positioning Itself as China’s African Business Hub

Most people outside of China have never heard of Hunan Province and if they have it's largely because their neighborhood Chinese take-out joint is called something like "Hunan Palace." But not in the China-Africa space. ...

Why the Chinese Embassy in DRC Needs To Take Labor Abuse Videos Seriously

China's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zhu Jing, is probably hoping that the fuss from the recent emergence of multiple social videos that depict violent abuse of local Congolese workers by Chinese managers will blow over. ...
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