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China's First Lady Peng Liyuan met with Ngô Thị Mận, wife of Vietnam's Communist Party General-Secretary, on the first day of her visit to Hanoi on Tuesday in what looked to be a perfectly amicable setting. And that's exactly the way Chinese ...

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How to Lure Chinese Financing Back to the Global South: Report

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Argentina’s ‘China-Bashing’ New President Reaches Out to Xi Jinping for Help: Report

After bashing China during his presidential campaign and vowing to downgrade ties, Argentina’s new leader, Javier Milei, is reportedly reaching out personally to Chinese President Xi Jinping to request continued financial support as Argentina’s economic crisis worsens. Leading conservative newspaper ...

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Huawei is Going to Save Christmas in South Africa!

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