Day: April 19, 2023
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The Incredible Shrinking Africa-China Relationship
After 2022’s COVID lockdowns, this year saw a return of China to the international stage. With it came prominent Africa-China events, notably the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue on the sidelines of the BRICS summit and the prominent presence of some African leaders at the Belt and Road Forum in ...
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Philippines’ Threat of New South China Sea Structure Inflames Beijing
China is lashing out at signals that the Philippines may be set to build a structure in what Beijing considers the most sensitive part of the South China Sea between the two countries. The developments are a potentially dangerous new step in what ...
Growing Chorus of Philippine Voices Calls for Calm in South China Sea
While China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea are at their worst in recent memory, and both sides have dug in their heels, there have been sprouts of a Filipino contingency calling for Manila to rethink the costs of a potential conflict.
Ship Attacks Shift Attention to China’s Overland Routes
Attacks by Houthi rebel groups on commercial ships in the Red Sea are forcing the world’s largest shipping companies to reroute their shipments. About 10% of the world’s trade passes through the Red Sea, but the route accounts for 40% of ...
China Could Fund Kenyan Rail Through Public-Private Partnership: Kenyan President
Kenyan President William Ruto renewed his calls for China to fund the third stretch of the country’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Speaking at a roundtable event in Nairobi during the weekend, Ruto said the project is currently being discussed in Beijing and could move forward as a public-private partnership. ...
A child shakes hands with a robot during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
By Laurie Chen China's scramble to adopt artificial intelligence will spawn new jobs and propel the world's second-largest economy, say policymakers and company executives, as they play down growing global fears that the technology could stunt employment. Plans unveiled ...
China’s CMOC Reaches Breakthrough Contract Settlement Deal With DRC Over the TFM Cobalt Mine
The Chinese mining giant CMOC announced on Wednesday that it finalized a deal with the DR Congo's state-run mining company Gécamines over royalty payments for the massive Tenke Fungurume (TFM) copper and cobalt mine. CMOC said in a statement published on ...
China’s Offer to Mediate Israel-Palestinian Conflict Lacks Credibility, Say Analysts
This week's offer by Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to facilitate peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority was quickly dismissed as unrealistic by prominent scholars and analysts who closely follow the issue. Qin spoke separately with the foreign ministers ...
What the Israelis Really Want From China (Hint: It Has Nothing to do With the Palestinians)
There's no indication in the Israeli national security community of a strong desire to call on China to help mediate the country's long-running dispute with the Palestinians. After all, Israel is one of the U.S.'s closest allies and China has been ...
Iran-China Trade Topped $15 Billion Last Year: Report
Two-way trade between China and Iran increased by 7% last year to $15.8 billion, according to new data by Chinese customs authorities. Iranian exports to China accounted for $6.35 billion, while imports from China totaled $9.4 billion.
Gabon President’s Trip to Beijing Highlights Two Important Trends in Chinese Diplomacy
The arrival of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Beijing this week may seem at odds with the dozens of other leaders from much larger, far more powerful countries who've traveled to China this year to meet with President Xi Jinping. ...
Chinese Embassy in Nigeria Refutes Times (UK) Story That Claimed “Beijing is Indirectly Funding Terrorism”
The Chinese embassy in Abuja denounced a report published last weekend in The Times (UK) newspaper that alleged Chinese companies are bribing militants for access to mineral reserves in northern Nigeria. The embassy said the report by the paper's West Africa correspondent ...
South African, Chinese Communist Party Officials Meet in Beijing
The head of South Africa's Communist Party, Solly Afrika Mapaila, met the director of the CPC's international liaison department, Liu Jianchao, on Tuesday in Beijing. From the gist of the read-out of the meeting, it does not appear that the meeting ...
In the U.S.-China Duel, the Philippines Has Chosen a Side, Says Xiamen University Southeast Asia Scholar
When Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. was elected president of the Philippines last year, there was a lot of hope in Beijing that he would reset ties with China after six turbulent years of Rodrigo Duterte's unpredictable foreign policy. Now, less than a ...