Day: July 8, 2022
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Xi Arrives in Saudi Arabia
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia. His time there will be taken up by bilateral meetings and regional summits with leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa. So far, the press coverage has mostly ...
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Xi’s Saudi Trip Could Set the Scene for Long-Term Changes: Expert
While Chinese government spokespeople have called President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia ‘epoch-making,’ they’ve been a lot vaguer about the agenda for his meetings. However, Tang Tianbo, a researcher at the Middle East Institute of the ...
For the Western Press, Xi’s Saudi Visit is All About the United States
The China-Middle East expert Jonathan Fulton complained on Twitter this week that many editors at major Western news outlets seem to have pre-decided their framing of Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Rather than focusing on what the two countries want and where they’re coming ...
Washington and Beijing have Very Different Takes On Next Week’s U.S.-Africa Summit
Preparations are ramping up for next week’s U.S.-Africa leaders’ summit. 13-15 December will see leaders from 49 countries, as well as numerous businesspeople, civil society envoys, and journalists descending on Washington DC to attend the first such event since the Obama era.
Western Calls to De-Risk African Projects Echo China’s Approach
One of the underlying factors driving Chinese business in Africa is the role of state insurers like Sinosure in reducing the risk taken on by Chinese companies. So it’s interesting to see that Western actors are slowly moving in ...
China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo
By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing has a little more ...
Q&A: China’s DRC Envoy Says Beijing Open to Cooperate With U.S. in Congo
In 2021, Sino-Congolese relations were somewhat shaken when two major Chinese investments in the mining sector in D.R. Congo were questioned and investigated by NGOs and Congolese authorities. The Sicomines project was the target for some of this criticism. The ...
It Was a Bad, Very Bad Week For Chinese Mining in Africa
Two of China's largest and most important mining ventures in Africa encountered major problems this week. In Guinea, the government shut down the Sino-Australian joint venture to operate the massive Simandou iron ore mine, a major blow to Beijing's ambitions to ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in BRI Countries Jumped 10.2% in the First Five Months of the Year
Chinese foreign direct investment in BRI countries jumped 10.2% to $8.2 billion in the first five months of the year, according to new data from the Chinese government. Singapore, Indonesia and Pakistan were among the top FDI destinations in 2022. But the news wasn't so good for Chinese ...