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Panama President Rules Out Talks With Trump Over Canal Threat
By Juan Jose Rodriguez Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino ruled out negotiations with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal on Thursday, denying that China was interfering in its operation. Mulino also ...
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A contractor for Chinese EV giant BYD denied on Thursday there were "slave-like conditions" in a Brazil factory, where local officials said they found evidence of forced labor. Local officials in Brazil's northeast Bahia state, where the BYD factory was being ...
World Bank Boosts China’s Growth Forecasts, Calls for Structural Reforms
The World Bank has revised its growth outlook for China upward but warned that the country must implement bold structural reforms to address persistent economic vulnerabilities. In its December 2024 China Economic Update, the World Bank forecasted GDP growth ...
Myanmar Rebel Army Willing to Talk with Junta Amid Pressure from China
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA,) one of a coalition of ethnic minority armies fighting Myanmar’s ruling military junta, signaled it wants to start peace talks. The Shan state-based militia announced its willingness to enter negotiations in a statement on Monday. Two ...
Opening scene of a popular AI-generated video uses traditional Chinese allegory to frame the war in Iran. Image cia CCTV.
China’s official position on the U.S-Israeli war against Iran has been clear to international audiences from the statements of its highest officials. But what about domestic audiences? Last week, CCTV released an AI-animated video that presents a window into how the conflict is being framed ...
Without More Transparency, FOCAC Could Become Irrelevant
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit gets underway in Beijing soon, but you'd hardly know that this was once a really big deal. The vibe this year is noticeably different than in the run-up to past FOCACs, when African think tanks released working papers, scholars in ...
It’s Africa+1 Summit Season in Asia
African ministers and senior policymakers will be zipping across Asia for the next two weeks to attend a series of so-called "Africa+1 events" that began in Japan last weekend and continue in Indonesia early next week and then on to Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ...
Philippines Says China ‘Biggest Disruptor’ of Peace in Southeast Asia
China is the "biggest disruptor" of peace in Southeast Asia, the Philippine defense chief said Tuesday, as tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed reefs and waters in the South China Sea escalate. Gilberto Teodoro made the remarks at a conference ...
Everything You Need To Know About FOCAC 2024
With the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) now concluded, key themes and outcomes from the meeting have come into focus. While China and Africa remain aligned on many critical issues, the balance between their converging and diverging interests shaped the results of FOCAC 2024 in ...
China Says Took ‘Control Measures’ Against Philippine Ships Near Disputed Reef
China said it took "control measures" on Monday against two Philippine Coast Guard ships that had entered waters near the disputed Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea. The China Coast Guard accused Manila of sending two ships to "illegally barge ...
South African Patients Flock to Docked Chinese Hospital Ship
A Chinese hospital ship has docked in Cape Town to bring much-needed free medical care to South African patients as part of a joint exercise between the two nations, the army said Monday. The "Peace Ark" arrived on South Africa's western ...
Uganda Detains 21 People Protesting Sino-French Oil Project
Ugandan police arrested 21 environmentalists in the capital, Kampala, on Monday as they protested a controversial multi-billion-dollar oil development scheme, their lawyer said. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP), headed by French oil giant TotalEnergies, involves drilling for oil ...