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Is this China’s Great Power Opportunity to Change Global Order?
By Chris Alden & Lukas Fiala Reading through the headlines surrounding the recent G20 summit in Brazil last week, it was hard to overlook reports of outgoing US President Biden seemingly sidelined at the photo-op. While it’s important not to overinterpret the ...
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Nepal PM to Make Official Visit to China
Nepal's premier will visit China next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, a departure from the usual practice by the Himalayan republic's leaders of making India their first official destination. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, who returned to power in July, departs ...
China Manufacturing Expands for Second Straight Month
China saw an uptick in industrial output for the second straight month in November, government data showed Saturday, an encouraging sign for officials as they battle stagnant activity. Beijing has, in recent weeks, announced a slew of the most aggressive measures ...
Taiwan’s Lai Kicks off Pacific Tour With U.S. Stop in Hawaii
By Akio Wang Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived Saturday in the United States for the start of a week-long tour in the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but that has sparked fury in Beijing. ...
Brazil’s BRI Rejection a Setback for China
After years of dithering, Brazil will reportedly not join China’s trillion-dollar connectivity project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI.) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s special presidential advisor on International affairs, Celso Amorim, told O Globo newspaper that Brazil wants to advance its relationship with China without ...
An Iranian flag is placed amids rubble and debris next to a destroyed residential building near Ferdowsi square in Tehran on March 3, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP
Immediately after the U.S. and Israeli bombardment campaign against Iran began, some have claimed that the war was “all about China.” Others have been more cautious, arguing it shows the limits of China’s relationship with Iran and its regional diplomacy. Jonathan Fulton rightly points out that the war “is not about ...
Cambodia to Begin Work on Controversial Chinese-Backed Canal in August: PM
Cambodia will start work on a controversial $1.7-billion canal linking the capital, Phnom Penh, to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Thursday. The Chinese-backed Funan Techo canal has sparked fears in neighboring Vietnam that it could be used ...
Chinese-Financed Light Rail Launches in Nigeria’s Capital Abuja
It took 12 years to build, but work on the Abuja light rail is finally complete. President Bola Tinubu officially commissioned the Chinese-financed and built commuter rail line on Wednesday and announced that rides would be free for all residents in the capital until December.
China-Africa Summit to Take Place September 3-8, According to Uganda Foreign Ministry
It appears Chinese ambassadors across Africa were given the go-ahead to notify their host governments that the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit will take place from September 3rd to the 8th. The Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a ...
China Accuses the Philippines of Staging Another “Grounding” in the South China Sea
China is accusing the Philippines of using a pair of Coast Guard vessels to claim another shoal in disputed waters in the South China Sea. The Chinese Communist Party tabloid Global Times published the claim on Wednesday when it said that ...
Indian, Chinese Blue Helmet Troops in Sudan Face Off in Tug-of-War Competition
A rare display of military camaraderie took place this week between Indian and Chinese blue helmet soldiers stationed in Sudan, where the two sides faced off in a friendly tug-of-war competition (India won).
China’s Xi Says Wants to Deepen Energy Cooperation With Arab States
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Thursday he would seek to deepen energy cooperation with Arab states as he addressed a forum of regional leaders and diplomats in Beijing. China, which has ramped up diplomatic exchanges with Middle Eastern leaders in recent ...
China’s Xi Calls for Middle East Peace Conference
By Sébastien Ricci Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas as he addressed Arab leaders and diplomats at a forum in Beijing.
Xi Says China ‘Deeply Pained’ by ‘Severe’ Gaza Situation
President Xi Jinping told his Egyptian counterpart on Wednesday that China was "deeply pained" by the "extremely severe" situation in Gaza, as Beijing hosts Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and several other Arab leaders. The talks between Xi, Sisi, and other Arab dignitaries ...
Exploring New Data on Sino-Mediterranean Relations: Trade, Energy, Security and Contracts
An overview and analysis of ChinaMed's updated dataset on China's commercial, security and trade influence across the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Europe. By Leonardo Bruni The ChinaMed Project is happy to announce ...
Chinese EV Tech in Kenya’s Mass Transport: The BasiGo Story
In 2022, BasiGo, an early-stage e-mobility start-up, imported two electric buses from BYD, a Chinese conglomerate and the world’s largest EV company. The plan was to address the mass transport needs by providing these buses to enable the country’s shift to clean transport. The idea was to study the BYD technology and then replicate it in Kenya by locally assembling bus parts sourced from the giant Chinese EV manufacturer.