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China on Thursday slammed the United States' move to impose tariffs as high as 271% on solar panel imports from Southeast Asia, calling it a protectionist measure that jeopardizes global climate efforts. The tariffs, announced by the U.S. Commerce Department ...
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The Sabina Shoal is the New Hot Spot For Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea
After several weeks of relative calm between China and the Philippines over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, tensions between the two sides flared anew over the weekend near Sabina Shoal — a remote reef located 139km from the Philippines province of Palawan.
Diplomacy and Development: Turkish Media on Xinjiang, Chinese Mediation, and BYD
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Coal-Free Future: A Diary From China-Indonesia Energy Field Trip
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Westlessness: A New Era Where the West Still Matters, Just Not as Much
Chinese President Xi Jinping has long touted the East's rise and the West's decline, the kind of thinking that's triggered his supporters to fantasize about a post-Western geopolitical order. While it's indisputable that U.S. and European countries, which ...
More Finance, Less Emissions: Chinese Investment in Africa for Low-Carbon Industrialization
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China Urges Citizens to Take ‘Caution’ in Lebanon Travel
China's embassy in Beirut urged citizens to "travel with caution" when visiting Lebanon, warning that they face "higher security risks" as fears of a regional conflict soar. In a statement issued Monday evening Beijing time, the embassy warned citizens the situation ...