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Planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions grew by 1.1% this year, largely driven by an economic resurgence in China, India, and the aviation industry, according to projections by the Global Carbon Budget. The news comes as disputes around how to deal with carbon emissions ...
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China Excoriates U.S. as Culprit in Philippine Tensions in South China Sea
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What the U.S. Needs to Do to Better Compete With China in Development Finance
There's a growing sense of anxiety in Washington over what the U.S. can do to better compete with China to finance infrastructure in developing countries around the world. For much of the past three years, the Biden administration has made the ...
Ghanaian Court Jails the Notorious Chinese “Galamsey Queen” for Illegal Mining
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Tonga's King Tupou VI and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 25, 2025. Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AFP
By Ben Strang More than four years on from one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in history, Tonga is struggling to improve its infrastructure as it pays off a massive Chinese loan. When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted on ...
Confirmed: Xi Jinping Will Not Attend the G20 Summit
China’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Premier Li Qiang will lead its delegation to the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi later this week. While spokesperson Mao Ning didn’t say so explicitly, this almost certainly means that President Xi Jinping will skip the gathering.
ASEAN Under Pressure at Start of Leaders’ Summit
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders’ summit kicks off in Jakarta on Tuesday as it fights for its relevance and unity amid mounting geopolitical tensions. Increasing jockeying between China and the United States in the South China Sea has piled pressure ...
Amid West African Coups, Benin Leader’s Beijing Trip Is Notable
Considering the caliber of events Chinese President Xi Jinping is not showing up to, it’s notable that he made time to meet with Benin’s President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon on Friday. Talon led a four-day state visit to Beijing, which saw the establishment ...
Gabon’s Coup Could Open Opportunities for China
China’s response to last week’s coup in Gabon kept to well-trodden themes. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Webin told reporters: “China is closely following the developments in Gabon. We call on relevant sides in the country to proceed from the fundamental interests of ...
African Climate Summit Starts in Nairobi Amid Anger at Event’s “Western Agenda”
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Chinese Presence at Climate Summit So Far Limited to e-Vehicle Photo-Op
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