Day: September 30, 2024
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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 ...
Tonga's King Tupou VI and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 25, 2025. Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AFP
By Ben Strang More than four years on from one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in history, Tonga is struggling to improve its infrastructure as it pays off a massive Chinese loan. When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted on ...
BRICS Countries Reach Impasse Over Security Council Seats
The newly-enlarged BRICS group failed to issue a joint statement after foreign ministers from the ten-nation bloc met last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Two of the group's new members, Egypt and Ethiopia, reportedly ...
India’s Top Diplomat Takes Veiled Swipe at China in UN Address
The positive momentum in restoring Sino-India over the past several weeks seemingly hit a speed bump on Saturday when New Delhi's top diplomat, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, issued a veiled criticism of Beijing in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Wang Yi Lays Out Expansive Chinese Foreign Policy Vision in UN Address
Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the case for a much more expansive, more assertive Chinese foreign policy during an address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday. Wang spoke forcefully against Israel's military initiatives in the Middle East, ...