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China Reportedly Ponders Bigger Role in Myanmar
As pressure increases on the military junta in Myanmar, rumors are circling that China could be considering a larger role in the country. The announcement last month that China is considering a joint security company with the junta has spurred speculation that Beijing may be considering a more direct ...
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Gautam Adani Pulls Out of Sri Lanka Port Deal Meant to Counter China
The controversial Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has withdrawn from a loan deal with a U.S. government agency for a port terminal in Sri Lanka, aimed at expanding operations at the country’s Colombo port while countering Chinese influence in the region. Adani was ...
Q&A: What It’s Going to Take for Chinese Car Brands to Succeed in Africa
With just a million new vehicles sold every year in Africa, half of which are sold in South Africa alone, the continent is one of the world's smallest regional auto markets. However, even relatively small markets are becoming increasingly important to China's auto majors now that ...
Australia to Spend $385 Million on Papua New Guinea Rugby League Team With Eye on China
Australia will spend $385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China. Papua New Guinea has long lobbied for a side ...
‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’: Fans Revel China-India Chess Showdown
By Martin Abbugao In a large room separated from spectators by a one-way glass panel, two chess combatants Wednesday faced each other in a silent battle of cunning, calculation and patience. World chess champion Ding ...
Environmental activists from Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (WALHI) organization wearing orangutan masks unfurled banners and posters during the International Action Day of Protest Against Bank of China in Jakarta, Friday, March 1, 2019.(Photo by Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto) (Photo by Aditya Irawan / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
A Chinese-backed hydropower project in Indonesia is emerging as an example of a growing challenge in Beijing’s overseas investments. Compliance with host-country regulations may no longer be enough to shield projects from disruption, scrutiny, or reputational risk. The Batang Toru hydropower project is a major ...
North-South Trade Tensions Mark the Opening of a Gloomy COP29
The UN’s COP29 climate summit opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday. The first day was derailed by agenda negotiations following a request by China and the rest of the BASIC negotiating group (Brazil, South Africa, and India) for talks on carbon border taxes and other environmentally-minded trade restrictions. ...
Indonesia’s Maritime Development Deal With China Raises Questions
Saturday’s joint statement between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Chinese President Xi Jinping for the joint development of areas in the South China Sea with overlapping claims raised fears that Jakarta is weakening its own position in the adjacent Natuna Sea as well as wider regional stability. ...
Gauging the Impact of a Second Trump Presidency on U.S.-China Relations in the Middle East
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has already indicated that the Middle East is going to be a central focus of his second term's foreign policy. He's already named Elise Stefanik, a fiercely pro-Israel lawmaker, to be his ambassador at the United Nations ...
Peru’s Chancay: China’s Megaport of Entry to South America
Huge cranes loom over Peru's massive new Chinese-funded Chancay port, a symbol of Beijing's growing influence in South America, which is set to be inaugurated by President Xi Jinping on Thursday. "It's nearly ready," Gonzalo Rios, deputy general manager of the ...
Angola’s Big Bet on Biden Now Risks Backfiring
Pity poor Angola. President João Lourenço placed a multimillion-dollar bet on hiring expensive Washington, D.C. lobbying firms to put his southern African country on the U.S. agenda. Whatever they did worked because, over the past several years, Angola seemingly became the ...
[Seminar] Kompetisi Energi Baru: Jejak Industri China pada Nikel Indonesia
Tanggal: 15 Nopember, 2024 Waktu: 10:00-11:15 (WIB) Lokasi: Virtual (Zoom, Publik) Daftar disini: https://tinyurl.com/CGSPNikel ...
To Speed Up Coal Plant Retirement, Policymakers Need to Better Understand the Costs and Benefits
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Kevin P. Gallagher Coal-fired power plants will have to be rapidly phased down to meet the Paris Agreement targets and avoid the catastrophic costs of inaction on climate change. At ...