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What’s Driving the Surge in Brazil’s Business Ties With China
BYD announced that it opened its 100th dealership in Brazil, highlighting the South American country's growing importance to the Chinese electric vehicle giant. The story is similar across the board in tech, agriculture, and natural resources, among other sectors.
Xi Says ‘Saddened’ by PNG Landslide, Offers Assistance
China's President Xi Jinping said Monday he was "saddened" to learn of a landslide disaster in Papua New Guinea and offered help to the Pacific island nation. Papua New Guinea's authorities say more than 2,000 people have been buried in a ...
The African Development Bank and the Role of China in Africa’s Call for Changes in the Global Financial Architecture
By Tim Hirschel-Burns and Oyintarelado Moses To close out a month in which the Asian Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development also held their annual meetings, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold its
U.S. Lawmakers Affirm Support for Taiwan Against China’s ‘Aggression’
A senior U.S. lawmaker affirmed on Monday Washington's support for Taiwan against Chinese "aggression", on the first congressional visit to the self-ruled island since it swore in a new president. Representative Michael McCaul, who heads the influential House Foreign Affairs Committee, ...
Taiwan’s President Says Wants to Work With China After Drills
By Dene-Hern Chen Taiwan's new president said Sunday he was still ready to work with China, despite this week's military drills around the self-ruled island. Three days after Lai Ching-te was sworn in, Chinese warships ...
South Korea, China, Japan Leaders Meet for Rare Summit
South Korean, Chinese, and Japanese leaders met in Seoul Monday for their first trilateral summit in nearly five years after nuclear-armed North Korea announced plans to put another satellite into orbit. There are low expectations of any major breakthroughs at the ...
China to Host Egypt’s Sisi, Arab Leaders This Week
China will host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as well as a number of other Arab leaders in Beijing this week, its foreign ministry said Monday. The leaders will, from Tuesday to Saturday, "pay state visits to China and attend the ...
Myanmar Junta Revives Plans for China-Backed Mega-Dam
Myanmar's junta has revived plans for a $3.6 billion Chinese-backed dam in the north of the country, which was suspended more than ten years ago following huge public opposition. The project to build the 6,000-megawatt Myitsone dam in northern Kachin state ...
Philippines Opens Coast Guard Post After China Build-Up
The Philippines said Friday it had opened a Coast Guard post in the country's far north to boost security following China's "military build-up" near Taiwan over the past two years. The outpost "shall gather essential maritime data and intelligence, enabling the ...
China Warns of Taiwan ‘War’ as Military Drills Encircle Island
By James Edgar with Peter Catterall in Pingtan China said on Friday that Taiwan's leadership was pushing the self-ruled island into war and warned of further "countermeasures", as Beijing conducted military drills around the territory. ...
Biden Woos Kenya’s Ruto With Major Ally Status on State Visit
By Danny Kemp A diplomatic upgrade and a surprise appearance by Barack Obama: U.S. President Joe Biden pulled out the stops as he hosted Kenyan counterpart William Ruto for a lavish state visit aimed at competing with Russia and China for ...
Illegal Chinese Timber Trade Fuels Insurgency in Mozambique
Officially, Mozambique bans the export of raw timber in an effort to protect what's left of the country's rapidly shrinking forests. But whatever laws are in place are largely disregarded as more than 500,000 tons of timber leave the country each ...