Day: June 6, 2023
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China’s Contradictory Position At COP28
Keeping track of China’s role at the COP28 climate gathering has been an exercise in sitting with contradiction. On the one hand, China’s the worst! A study released this week showed that Chinese and Indian emissions pushed dangerous heat-trapping emissions 1.1% higher ...
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Fentanyl, Trade and Relief Supplies Top Mexican Foreign Secretary’s First Official Visit to China
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Environmental activists from Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (WALHI) organization wearing orangutan masks unfurled banners and posters during the International Action Day of Protest Against Bank of China in Jakarta, Friday, March 1, 2019.(Photo by Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto) (Photo by Aditya Irawan / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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DRC Government Tries to Reframe Underwhelming Beijing Visit
Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, left for a trip to Beijing last week amid sky-high expectations of both new deals and the significant reworking of current agreements widely seen in his country as favoring Chinese actors. None of this happened.
Why Are DRC Officials Backtracking on Tshisekedi’s Beijing Trip?
We asked China Global South Francophone Africa Editor and DRC political analyst Geraud Neema to explain attempts by DRC officials to reframe President Félix Tshisekedi's lackluster trip to Beijing. Why were the ministers so emphatic that they didn't go to China ...
Chinese Envoy Waves Farewell to DRC
After years in the crucible of the extremely complex and contentious relationship between China and the DRC, Ambassador Zhu Jing is moving on a notably senior position in the EU.
How Chinese Distant Fishing Is Wrecking Coastal Economies
China’s distant fishing fleet is increasingly affecting coastal economies throughout the Global South. With an estimated 17,000 vessels, China has the world’s largest distant fishing fleet. They operate in a legal grey zone, hauling thousands of tons of sea creatures from international ...
TRANSLATION: Africa is the Most Contempible Region for Chinese Living Abroad
This is the second in a series of posts that we've translated from the popular online writer Nie Shaorui (聂少聂) who is based in East Africa and regularly posts provocative columns about daily life for the Chinese diaspora in Africa. The purpose of these translations is to ...
Prioritizing Socio-Ecological Protections: Study Shows Deregulation Doesn’t Attract Chinese Investment
By Christina Duran In a March 2023 synthetic report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasized that Central and South America face adverse impacts from increased climate damage “without rapid, deep and sustained mitigation and accelerated adaptation action,” which ...