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China Endorses ‘Small and Beautiful’ Projects in Africa Despite Challenges
By Liu Shuang and Wang Ye China renewed its commitments to Africa this September at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. The renewal included endorsing “small and beautiful” livelihood-improving projects and bankrolling sustainable energy projects. The idea of small and ...
China’s Copper Play in Africa: High Stakes, Riches, and Risks in Congo and Zambia
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China, Philippines Trade Blame in Latest South China Sea Clash
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China’s Foreign Ministry Provides New Details About Upcoming Africa Summit
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China Condemns Assassination of Hamas Chief in Iran
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Cobalt Prices Plunge to Eight-Year Low Amid Chinese Supply Surge
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China Shows Off Force Projection Capabilities in Military Drills With Tanzania
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U.S. Sanctions Firms in China, Iran for Aiding Tehran’s UAV Program
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U.S., Chinese Defense Chiefs Meet in Singapore
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The Hidden World of Chinese Manufacturing in Ethiopia
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China Calls for Calm in the Red Sea as Oil, Shipping Prices Steadily Edge Higher
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Chinese Telecom Fraud Suspects in Myanmar Discover Even Amid an Insurgency They Can Still Get Caught
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A Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun keeps watch for Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026 following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo by AIMAL ZAHIR / AFP
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China Piles Security Pressure on Pakistan
Chinese diplomatic messaging can sometimes be ambiguous, but that wasn’t the case this week in Pakistan. Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zaidong again emphasized that security threats against Chinese personnel is now the top issue in the relationship. Speaking at an Islamabad seminar called
India and China Complete Troop Withdrawal
Indian and Chinese troops have finalized their pull-back from two key confrontation zones along their disputed border in the Himalayas. An unnamed Indian official confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that the troop movements have been completed. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian ...
There’s Only One Reason That Explains Why Chinese Companies Are Pumping Out so Much Cobalt: Politics
Chinese mining giant CMOC Group, or China Molybdenum, announced this week that it reached its full-year cobalt production target three months ahead of schedule. This would probably have been welcomed as good news in an earlier era. But in today's market, when the price of the blue ...
China Endorses ‘Small and Beautiful’ Projects in Africa Despite Challenges
By Liu Shuang and Wang Ye China renewed its commitments to Africa this September at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. The renewal included endorsing “small and beautiful” livelihood-improving projects and bankrolling sustainable energy projects. The idea of small and ...
China’s Copper Play in Africa: High Stakes, Riches, and Risks in Congo and Zambia
Editor's Note: The following story is an AI-generated summary of a report by the China Nonferrous Metals Research Institute. The original story was published on the Institute's WeChat page in Chinese. CGSP editors have carefully reviewed the translation and the summary to ensure that it accurately ...