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India Signals Readiness to Further Normalize Ties with China
India and China can focus on “other aspects” of their relationship following the pullback of troops from two friction points along their border. This was the main takeaway from an address to the Indian parliament by External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
Taiwan’s Lai Arrives in Tuvalu to Shore up Pacific Allies
By Akio Wang Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international support for Taiwan as China seeks to poach its few remaining allies.
Philippines Says China Coast Guard Fired Water Cannon, ‘Sideswiped’ Govt Vessel
The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired a water cannon and "sideswiped" a government vessel Wednesday during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after Beijing said it had "exercised control" over the ship. China claims almost the entire ...
Indonesia’s South China Sea Strategy: Pragmatism or Concession?
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's recent visit to Beijing yielded a joint statement that included an unexpected commitment to joint development in disputed areas of the South China Sea. This move, involving regions long contested by Indonesia and China, raised concerns about Jakarta's evolving stance on China's ...
China’s Xi Vows to Deepen Infrastructure Cooperation With Nepal: State Media
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday told Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli that China will offer more support to develop the country's infrastructure, Chinese state media reported. The leader of the Himalayan republic was in Beijing on Tuesday to meet ...
Biden Announces $1 Billion for Africa During Maiden Trip
By Aurélia End U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Africa during a visit to Angola, where the United States is showcasing a major infrastructure project aimed at countering China's investments on the ...
Brazil Passed on Joining the Belt and Road Initiative But You Would Never Know That in China
Chinese authorities appear to have blocked all discussion online of the news that Brazil once again refused Beijing's invitation to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Since Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil, Celso Amorim, announced the decision last week, ...
South China Sea Tensions Likely to be High on the Agenda During Malaysia, Vietnamese PMs Visits to Beijing This Week
Two Southeast Asian prime ministers, Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia and Vietnam's Phạm Minh Chính, will both be in China this week on separate trips where discussions over territorial claims in the South China Sea will likely be very high on the agenda. ...
Myanmar Junta Chief to Visit China for First Time Since Coup
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to key ally China this week, both countries said Monday, in his first known trip there since seizing power in a 2021 coup. China is a major ally and arms supplier of the ...
Philippines Condemns China Attack of Vietnamese Fishermen
The Philippines on Friday denounced China's alleged assault on Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are also locked in violent confrontations that have led to fears of armed conflict. Vietnam has accused "Chinese law enforcement forces" ...
With Global Attention Elsewhere, Asia-Pacific Remains a Theater for China-India Rivalry
By Saniya Kulkarni In what has turned out to be the closest election in the history of Sri Lankan politics, left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake has unseated Ranil Wickremesinghe to become the island country’s eighth president, also
WEEK in REVIEW: Chinese FM Criticizes US Missile Deployment in the Philippines
Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Saturday after a slew of tense encounters with the Philippines in the disputed waterway in recent months. The patrols coincided with joint exercises carried out by the United States, Australia, Japan, ...
Japan PM Warns ‘Today’s Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow’s East Asia’
Japan's new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia" and dubbed the country's low birth rate a "quiet emergency." "Many fear that today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia. ...
Negotiating Chinese Infrastructure Deals: Lessons From Two African Countries
Africa is the only region in the world where access to electricity is actually shrinking. Prolonged drought across large swathes of the continent has severely impacted hydropower production, triggering large-scale electricity outages — most notably in Zambia.
Climate Change, Economics Muddy West’s Drive to Curb Chinese EVs
By Oliver Hotham and Mary Yang China's meteoric rise as the world's powerhouse of electric vehicle production makes Western efforts to curb their exports a tough sell -- and means they could even stifle the fight against climate change, analysts warn. ...
U.S., India to Cooperate on Critical Minerals: Statement
The United States and India are set to work together on supply chains for critical minerals that are key to clean energy technologies, the U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday in a statement. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and India's Minister of ...
Kenyan President Emphasizes Infrastructure During Beijing Trip
Kenya’s President William Ruto came to Beijing with a long wishlist. In the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ruto stressed several key infrastructure projects as key to Kenya’s cooperation with China. Standard Gauge Railway: The ...
Nigeria and China Announce New Cooperation Agreements
China and Nigeria signed a raft of deals aimed at broadening their economic cooperation in the run-up to the FOCAC summit in Beijing. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday. They announced the elevation of ...
De-Facto U.S. Envoy Warns Taiwan Is Not China’s Only Target
The new de-facto U.S. ambassador to Taiwan said Wednesday that the democratic island is "not the only target" of China's "intimidation and coercion", with more countries cooperating with Washington to "avoid war." China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory ...
Xi Hosts Dozens of African Leaders at China’s Biggest Summit in Years
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will host over two dozen African leaders at a lavish dinner in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the city's biggest summit in years with promises of cooperation in infrastructure, energy and education. China, the world's second-largest economy, ...
China Emphasizes Global South Solidarity Before FOCAC Summit
China has called for close cooperation between developing countries in the face of “surging hegemonism” from the United States and its allies. Liu Yuxi, Beijing’s FOCAC ambassador and special envoy for African affairs, said: “In the face of surging hegemonism and ...
Putin Says Expects China’s Xi at BRICS Summit in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies in Russia next month. Putin has looked to the Chinese leader for support since the Ukraine ...
The Impact of Chinese Overcapacity on Developing Countries
South Africa this week joined a growing list of developing countries around the world that have introduced tariffs on certain Chinese imports to protect local producers. Indonesia, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil, among others, have also introduced similar duties on Chinese steel ...
China Confirms Citizens Dead, Missing After DR Congo Attack
China confirmed Thursday that an armed attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) left several of its citizens dead or missing. Local sources told AFP on Wednesday that a militia attack on a mining site in gold-rich Ituri province killed ...
Philippines Hopes to Sign Key Defense Pact With Japan
Pam Castro The Philippines' military chief said Thursday he hoped a key defense pact with Japan allowing for the deployment of troops on each other's territory would be signed at security talks next week. Japanese ...
China’s BYD Opens EV Plant in Thailand Despite Slowdown, Tariff Row
By Damon Wake China's electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Union was due to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV firms.
SCOring Higher? China, Russia, and the Future of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
By Giulia Sciorati The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) annual Head of State meeting was hosted in Astana on July 3rd and 4th as part of the SCO’s Kazakh presidency. Despite its over twenty years of activity, the SCO has seldom attracted ...
Putin and Xi Advance Anti-West Alliance at Central Asian Summit
The leaders of China and Russia on Thursday urged their allies and partners to resist malign external influence, advancing their shared anti-Western agenda at a regional summit in Central Asia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were ...
Brazil Expected to Join Belt & Road During VP’s China Tour This Week
Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Chief of Staff Rui Costa arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a high-profile five-day China tour aimed at boosting economic ties between the two countries. The pair is accompanied by more than 200 Brazilian business ...
Philippine Military Rejects Chinese Allegations Sailors Pointed Weapons at a Coast Guard Crew
The Philippines Armed Forces (AFP) said its sailors aboard the grounded Sierra Madre warship on the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea reacted professionally but did not point their weapons at an approaching China Coast Guard dinghy. "Foreign vessels ...
Philippines Says Chinese Boats Seized Supplies Airdropped to Filipino Outpost
The Philippine military said Tuesday that Chinese boats illegally "seized" food and medicine airdropped to a Filipino outpost in the South China Sea. The alleged incident happened on May 19 at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where Filipino troops ...
U.S. Pentagon Chief Visits Cambodia to Boost Ties With China Ally
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Cambodia on Tuesday in an effort to reset ties with the staunch China ally. Washington's relationship with the Southeast Asian nation has been deteriorating for years, with China pouring in billions of dollars in infrastructure ...
What Kenya’s State Visit to the U.S. Reveals About Winning Over the Global South
By Lucas Engel Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent state visit to Washington, DC underscored considerable alignment between the U.S. and Kenya. The experience will likely boost U.S. policymakers’ confidence in the ability of the U.S. to compete with China in ...
Jane Perlez on the Global South’s Role in the U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry
With memories still fresh from the first Cold War, leaders in Africa, Asia, and across the Global South have repeatedly said they do not want any part of a second Great Power rivalry. But as tensions between the U.S. and China ...
Taiwan Backs Ally Palau After Reported Cyberattack
Taiwan said it was ready to help diplomatic ally Palau beef up its digital defenses after the Pacific archipelago was reportedly targeted in a major cyberattack. More than 20,000 documents were stolen from Palau's government just as the United States agreed ...
Chinese Dam Project Reopens After Deadly Pakistan Attack: Officials
A Chinese contractor has resumed construction on a major dam site in northwestern Pakistan after being provided with extra security, officials said Wednesday, following a deadly attack on Chinese engineers. Power China and the China Gezhouba Group Company halted work on ...
Terrorism Tops the Agenda at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting in Kazhakstan
National security advisors from the nine member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and several observer states gathered on Wednesday in the Kazakh capital, Astana, to discuss the growing threat posed by terrorism in Russia and Central and South Asia. ...
Border Tensions Between China and India Flare Anew Following Naming Controversy
India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, scoffed at the release of a list of 30 locations recently re-named by Chinese authorities in the disputed Himalayan region known as Zangnan in China and Arunachal Pradesh in India. China's Ministry of Civil Affairs published an ...
With an Eye on China, Japan PM Talks Security With Indonesia’s Prabowo
Japan will deepen security ties with Indonesia, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday on the ex-general's second stop after Beijing as he visits Asian neighbors. Prabowo, currently Jakarta's defense minister, met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, ...
Zimbabwe Set to Launch Second Chinese-run Lithium Processing Plant
Final testing is now underway at a new Chinese-run lithium processing facility in eastern Zimbabwe, around 150km east of Harare. When fully operational, the new plant will be able to produce 300 tonnes a day of lithium concentrates that will be sent ...
What Does Non-Alignment Movement Mean to Contemporary Indonesia, and Will It Satisfy China and U.S.?
“Honored to be invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet him in person in Beijing,” Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto tweeted on his official account on Tuesday, 2 April, 2024. Wearing the Indonesian traditional cap “peci”, Prabowo posed and shook hands with the Chinese leader.
What to Watch for in Foreign Policy and Defense at China’s Two Sessions Gathering in Beijing
One of China's largest and most important political events started in Beijing on Monday, where thousands of delegates from across the country meet for the annual parliamentary gathering. The event, known as the Two Sessions, brings together lawmakers from China's top ...
The Man Who Would Be China’s Next Foreign Minister
Speculation is circling that Liu Jianchao might be China’s next foreign minister. Some expect he could be officially named in the position as early as this week during the National People’s Congress legislative session. Liu’s appointment would likely not herald radical changes ...
Philippines FM Calls on China to “Stop Harrassing Us” While Beijing Blasts Manila for Provoking War in South China Sea
China and the Philippines launched a barrage of new invective, with each accusing the other of escalating territorial tensions in the South China Sea. Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo on Monday bluntly called on China to "stop harassing us" as he ...
Tracking the Movements of China’s Maritime Militia in the South China Sea
China sharply increased the deployment of its informal, ostensibly civilian fleet of fishing vessels known as its "maritime militia" that helps assert territorial claims in the South China Sea, according to new data from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at the Center for Strategic and International ...
Climate and China Loom Over ASEAN Talks in Australia
Southeast Asian leaders gather for talks in Australia on Monday, with clean energy cooperation and Beijing's aggressive stance in the South China Sea tipped to dominate discussions. Climate change looms large on the agenda as leaders from the 10-nation Association of ...
Lagos Launches Second Chinese-Built Light Rail
The Nigerian commercial hub of Lagos now has a bonafide light rail network with the launch of the city's new Chinese-built Red Line. President Bola Tinubu commissioned the new $135 million railway last Thursday, which has eight stations across 26 kilometers. ...
Ethiopian Airlines Opens New Chinese-Built Logistics Hub in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Airlines launched a new Chinese-built logistics hub at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa to meet the growing demand for e-commerce deliveries in Africa. The new 15,000 square meter facility has the capacity to process 150,000 tonnes of goods each ...
African Union Donkey Skin Trade Ban Laudable but Doubt, Pessimism Cloud Implementation
By 2020, the global donkey population stood at 53 million, two-thirds in Africa. Using the estimated human population in Africa, simple math shows that one donkey serves at least 37 people, making it a critical resource for the continent’s economy.
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
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared "open war" against Afghanistan on Friday amid a surge of fighting between the two South Asian neighbors. Pakistan said it's retaliating against Afghanistan for a series of attacks, including a suicide bombing in early February that killed at least 36 people ...
Brazil Passed on Joining the Belt and Road Initiative But You Would Never Know That in China
Chinese authorities appear to have blocked all discussion online of the news that Brazil once again refused Beijing's invitation to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Since Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil, Celso Amorim, announced the decision last week, ...
South China Sea Tensions Likely to be High on the Agenda During Malaysia, Vietnamese PMs Visits to Beijing This Week
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Myanmar Junta Chief to Visit China for First Time Since Coup
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