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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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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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Construction crews at work on the Nairobi Expressway on February 26, 2021, a project financed and constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP
By Ding Fei As African cities experience some of the fastest urban growth rates in the world, China has become a major bilateral financier for urban infrastructure. From Nairobi’s elevated expressways to Lagos’s airport upgrades and Addis Ababa’s new riverside developments, Chinese-backed ...
Philippines Says It Will Keep Sending Ships to Disputed Sabina Shoal
The Philippines will continually deploy vessels to the Sabina Shoal, said the country’s coast guard. The announcement came as a coast guard vessel returned from a five-month stint in the contested region. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela told reporters: ...
China Blames U.S. for Lengthening Gaza Crisis
China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, said the United States is to blame for the failure to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza conflict. Addressing the UN Security Council on Monday, Geng noted that the region is almost ...
Cash-Strapped Sri Lanka Eyes China Development
By Amal Yayasinghe Sri Lanka's economic collapse was partly blamed on struggling high-debt Chinese mega-projects, but candidates in Saturday's presidential election are banking on at least one of them to buck the trend. The strategically ...