Day: July 26, 2022
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A worker at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, arranges avocados on August 2, 2022. Image via Xinhua.
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Indonesian President Widodo Arrives in Beijing For High Profile Meeting With Xi Jinping
Indonesian President Joko Widodo landed in Beijing on Monday night for a two-day visit that will be capped by what is presumed to be an in-person meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This will be the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago that ...
Widodo’s Beijing Visit Gets Sucked Into U.S.-China Feud
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Two Southeast Asian States Stand Out in Pew’s Latest U.S. vs. China Public Opinion Survey
Singapore and Malaysia stood apart in Pew Research's latest public opinion poll that surveyed 25,000 respondents in 19 middle and high-income countries about their perceptions of China and the United States. While public views of China in other wealthy countries were solidly negative, two-thirds ...
Chinese Defense Minister Convenes Second China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Ministerial Meeting
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