Day: March 16, 2022
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Xi Jinping is Back in the Diplomatic Game
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It May Not Look Like Much, But This Handshake Between Xi and Modi is a Big Deal
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Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister and S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India
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When It Comes to Security in Africa, the U.S. and China Have More in Common Than Many Think
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China’s Policy Banks Stopped All Funding For Overseas Energy Projects Last Year
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The Generals in Charge of U.S. Forces in the Middle East and Africa Are Becoming Increasingly Nervous About Chinese and Russian Influence
Two of the U.S.' top generals who oversee commands for American forces in Africa and the Middle East issued new warnings on Tuesday about the risks to U.S. interests posed by both China and Russia. Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie Jr., ...
China’s New Special Envoy For the Horn of Africa Lays Out His Agenda
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Latest Al-Shabab Attack in Kenya Prompts High-Level Security Talks With China’s Ambassador
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Morocco Students Plead to Go Back to School… in China
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