Day: July 12, 2023
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U.S. Counts on Tech Firms Like Nvidia and Apple to Improve Its Standing in Vietnam
The United States is laggard when it comes to foreign investment in Vietnam, not even among the top ten and far behind countries like South Korea, Japan and China. But that may soon change as more U.S. tech companies like Nvidia ...
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Xi Lands in Vietnam, Hanoi Expected to Join to China’s Common Destiny Agenda
Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Tuesday to begin a high-profile two-day visit that is laced with geopolitical symbolism. Xi was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính who accompanied the president across town to ...
Diplomatic Jousting Escalates After Dangerous China-Philippines Quarrels in South China Sea
China and the Philippines are amplifying their criticism of each other after a weekend of dangerous run-ins in the South China Sea. Incidents on Saturday and Sunday were among the most confrontational in what has been a busy year of encounters ...
China Hosts Saudi Investment Event as Oil Buys Slump
China is hosting an investment conference focusing on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The event will coincide with a visit to Beijing by Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih. The event will focus on enhancing cooperation in fields like clean energy, finance, and ...
Examining New Data on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment across the Wider Mediterranean Region
Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Mediterranean region grew by 5% in 2022 but differed by region. While the Middle East accounted for the bulk of the increase, southern Europe and North Africa suffered investment slumps. This is the key ...
Opening scene of a popular AI-generated video uses traditional Chinese allegory to frame the war in Iran. Image cia CCTV.
China’s official position on the U.S-Israeli war against Iran has been clear to international audiences from the statements of its highest officials. But what about domestic audiences? Last week, CCTV released an AI-animated video that presents a window into how the conflict is being framed ...
“The Mekong is Dying”: How China’s River Diplomacy Neglects Locals, Exacerbates Climate Change
The rainy season would usually start in May, but this was late June and it was still not raining much. Niwat Roykaew, who grew up on the bank of the Mekong River in Thailand’s northern Chiang Rai province, noticed. Born and ...
Q&A: China’s New Global Initiatives? What Are Its Goals and How Does It Affect the Middle East and Israel?
In the past two years, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced three global initiatives: the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. To understand the nature of the initiatives and their consequences for the Middle East we spoke with researcher Tuvia Gering, a ...
The Rare Occurrence When Latin American Diplomacy Was Center Stage in Both China and Taiwan
It's not often Latin America is the focus of attention on the same day in both China and Taiwan, as was the case on Tuesday when Paraguay's president-elect Santiago Peña arrived in Taipei just as Nicaraguan presidential advisor Laureano Ortega met with China's top foreign policy official Wang ...
Report: Suspected Chinese State-Backed Disinformation Campaign Targeting Latin America Detected
Suspected Chinese state-backed entities launched a series of Twitter accounts to disseminate pro-China messaging to audiences in several Latin American countries, including Paraguay, Costa Rica, Chile and Brazil, among others, according to the findings in a new report published by the U.S.-based cyber intelligence firm Nisos.
China Doubled Investment in Critical Minerals Last Year, Says International Energy Agency
China made some big moves last year to expand its already formidable presence in the critical minerals mining sector and diversify where it gets those resources that are so crucial to powering next generation transportation. Chinese companies doubled their investment in ...
Chinese Warships Dock in Gabon as Foreign Minister Holds Talks With Wang Yi in Beijing
A trio of Chinese warships will wrap up a four-day port of call to the small West African country of Gabon on Wednesday, capping several days of high-profile between the two countries. While the PLA Navy's 43rd Naval Escort Taskforce was docked ...
Small Fish Sizes in Ghana’s Waters Indicate Effects of Illegal Trawling by Chinese and Other Vessels
The latest policy from the Fisheries Commission in Ghana reveals that data from catch assessment surveys shows considerable levels of overfishing leading to a GDP decline from 1.5% in 2015 to 0.9% in 2019 due to overexploitation of the fisheries resources.