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Thailand, China Stage Myanmar Talks

Chinese officials will attend meetings in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday aimed at crafting regional solutions to the crisis in Myanmar. The two meetings are seen as a bold attempt from Thailand to resolve the crisis, which is threatening the ruling military junta’s grip on the country. ...

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The China-Global South Project

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India-China Meeting Aims to Warm Up Ties as Trump Waits Around the Corner

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday. The meeting is the latest step in normalizing relations along the two countries’ disputed border. Wang and Doval last met in September, a gathering ...
China Replaces Russia in Kazakh Uranium Mines

China Replaces Russia in Kazakh Uranium Mines

Russia's nuclear giant Rosatom is selling stakes in its uranium mining operations in Kazakhstan to Chinese companies, the main Kazakh uranium company said Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's growing clout in central Asia. "Kazatomprom announces the exit of its Russian partner from some ...
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Zambia Reaching End of Debt Restructuring Process

Zambia will soon be eligible once again for foreign financing as its debt restructuring negotiations are nearing the end, a French diplomatic source said Tuesday. France, which, along with China, heads the committee of public sector creditors for Zambia, was earlier ...
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Chinese Company in West Africa Turns Nigeria’s Political Dysfunction Into a Controversial Marketing Campaign

A Chinese wholesale company in Nigeria sparked widespread controversy with its new ad that leverages the West African country's political dysfunction to promote its services. The ad opens with a news clip of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu telling viewers that he "feels ...

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China’s Fuel Export Ban to Further Tighten Asia Supply

China’s Fuel Export Ban to Further Tighten Asia Supply
Oil storage tanks at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
China's ban on exports of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel is poised to exacerbate fuel shortages and further boost prices for Asian industry and transportation buyers already grappling with tightening supplies caused by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Even before the ban, ...
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China Still Not Seen as a Serious Political Actor in the Middle East, Explains Top Sino-Mideast Scholar

With yet another Chinese envoy touring the Mideast, many people are scratching their heads, wondering what Beijing is trying to accomplish with its diplomacy in the region. Many Arab and Gulf governments see the Chinese as "the new kid on the ...

Angolan President Returned Home From China With Diplomatic Upgrade, Oil Deals, and Debt Relief Promises

Unlike several African presidents who've recently visited China and left largely empty-handed, Angola's João Lourenço wrapped up a three-day visit with several important tangibles that highlight the southwestern African country's growing importance as a frontline state in the Great Power rivalry between the U.S. and China. ...

Signing Ceremony Takes Place in Kinshasha for Revised Sicomines Deal

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi oversaw a signing ceremony in Kinshasha on Thursday for the fifth revision of the Sicomines copper and cobalt mining deal with a consortium of Chinese companies. The latest revision of the controversial deal marks some ...

Jaishankar Says India Needs to Bolster Its Manufacturing Sector if It Wants to Effectively Counter China

India's top diplomat S. Jaishankar said military force alone is not going to be enough to counter China. Instead, India will have to build up its manufacturing capacity to reduce its economic reliance on the Chinese. "We need to recognize that ...

China Calls for Gaza Ceasefire in New Round of Shuttle Diplomacy With Hamas, Palestinians, and Israelis

China is making another attempt to insert itself in the Mideast peace process with a new round of shuttle diplomacy by a senior envoy who met with key stakeholders to call for a ceasefire in the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

Philippines, China Tensions Increase Ahead of Blinken Visit to Manila

The Chinese and Philippine governments spent the weekend sparring with one another over which country's territorial claims to portions of the South China Sea are more legitimate than the other's. The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's ...
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