Day: October 16, 2024

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China Urges Middle East De-Escalation in Series of Diplomatic Calls

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted separate phone calls to counterparts in Israel and Iran this week. His call to his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz on Monday was reportedly the first time he had spoken with an Israeli official since last year. ...

Satellite Image Sparks Rumors of New Chinese Settlement Along Indian Border

Indian media outlets are speculating that China built a new settlement about 38 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) the country's border with China.  The purported settlement is on the northern shore of Pangong Tso Lake, the site of ...

China Pledges Upgraded CPEC Cooperation, Calls for Improved Security in Pakistan

Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed thirteen cooperation agreements with Pakistan, including currency swaps, trade agreements, and an upgrade of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a prominent Belt and Road Initiative project. A joint statement released today expanded on the cooperation:

Sri Lanka Arrests Over 230 Chinese in Cybercrime Raids

Sri Lankan police have arrested over 230 Chinese men accused of targeting international banks in online scams, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, with help from security officials sent by Beijing. Vijitha Herath said police raids over the past week had ...

U.S., Philippines Launch War Games After China’s Taiwan Drills, Ship Collision

Thousands of US and Filipino troops launched joint exercises in the northern and western Philippines on Tuesday after China held huge drills around Taiwan and a Chinese vessel collided with a Filipino patrol boat. The annual Kamandag, or Venom, exercises are ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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Myanmar Armed Group Claims Captured Another Town on China Highway

Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic armed group have seized another town on a strategic highway to China, the group and a resident said, in the latest setback for the embattled junta. Northern Shan state has been rocked by fighting since June ...