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Chinese Mining Companies Digest New U.S. Rules Aimed at Cutting Them Out of EV Supply Chain
Chinese mining executives at privately owned companies are breathing a sigh of relief that new U.S. regulations aimed at cutting them off the American EV supply chain aren't as stringent as expected. Earlier this month, the Biden administration unveiled a series ...
Examining New Data on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment across the Wider Mediterranean Region
By Leonardo Bruni Here at the ChinaMed Project, we are pleased to announce that we recently updated our database, ChinaMed Data, with the latest figures on Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the wider Mediterranean region. In this edition of the ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Vietnamese Officials Preparing for Chinese President Xi Jinping Visit Next Week
Vietnamese officials are preparing for Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Hanoi next Tuesday and Wednesday, well-placed sourced told Bloomberg. This will be Xi's first trip to Vietnam since 2017 and follows Hanoi's recent upgrade of diplomatic ties with both the U.S. and Japan. (BLOOMBERG) ...
If the U.S. Really Wants to Compete With China in Africa, Then It Needs to Keep Its Promises
It was almost a year ago when Joe Biden promised everyone at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that he would visit the continent in 2023. Now, with just two weeks left before the Christmas holiday, the president’s pledge is looking increasingly uncertain.
Chinese ‘Illegal Mining Queen’ Jailed in Ghana
Aisha Huang -- a Chinese national with the notorious nickname "Galamsey Queen" -- is now sitting in a Ghanaian prison cell after she was sentenced this week by the High Court in Accra for running a massive illegal mining operation.
Awkward Timing as Italy Withdraws from BRI
Italy has announced its formal withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative after joining the China-centered infrastructure and investment project in 2019. The timing of the announcement that Rome won't renew its BRI commitment is notable. It came only a day before the ...
Top U.S. and Chinese Diplomats Talk Israel-Hamar War, Bilateral Ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed ways to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza from spreading and agreed to build on recent progress in bilateral ties. “The top priority is to cease fire and to ...
G7 Virtual Meeting With Zelensky Turns Focus to Beijing and South China Sea
The G7 on Wednesday issued a clear warning against China’s military buildup in the South China Sea and stressed that member countries will divest and diversify from China when needed to keep their economies healthy. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle ...
China Hasn’t Used Economic Coercion Even As Philippines Ramped Up South China Sea Strategy: Analyst
Concerns that China might use economic coercion against the Philippines, particularly as Manila ramps up its strategy of showcasing Chinese “aggression” in the South China Sea, have not been borne out, a noted analyst on the issue said. The Philippines’ strategy ...
Vietnam’s Biggest Export Market U.S., Import Source China
The U.S. was Vietnam’s biggest export market in the first 11 months of 2023 at $88 billion, down 13% year-on-year. China was second at $56 billion. Meanwhile, China was Vietnam’s largest import market at $100 billion, followed by South Korea at ...
Beijing Hosts 8th Lancang-Mekong Foreign Ministers Meeting
Beijing hosted the 8th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Thursday, jointly led by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Myanmar’s Deputy Prime Minister U Than Swe. Wang met individually with multiple representatives on Wednesday as they arrived for ...