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Australia Agrees Deal to Strengthen Solomons Police

Australia said Friday it had agreed to boost Solomon Islands' police force with a multi-year funding, training and infrastructure package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China. However, as a sign of the competition it faced from ...

ASEAN Urges Myanmar for Inclusive Elections Amid Regional Crisis

Thailand called on Myanmar's military government to ensure that its planned elections next year are inclusive, reflecting regional concerns over the junta’s legitimacy and the growing influence of China in resolving the crisis. The appeal came during meetings hosted by Thailand ...

2024 Was the Year China Was Everywhere, All the Time

Every year, the team at the China-Global South Project makes a list of what we saw as the significant China-related stories of the last twelve months. This year, the task has been especially tricky. That's not because there is a lack ...

Morocco is Now a Major Hub for Chinese Investment in Africa

Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised a lot of people last month when he made an unannounced stopover in Morocco on his way home from the G20 summit in Brazil. The North African country doesn't often come to mind when considering China's ...

China-India Border Détente Unlikely to Reduce Turbulence in Bilateral Relations

In October 2024, after nearly four years of diplomatic parleys, India and China reached an agreement on multiple border posts along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two countries. The agreement allows the disengagement of troops from the ...

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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Mexico Defends Clothing Industry With New Tariffs

Mexico on Thursday announced temporary tariffs on a range of clothing and textile products in an effort to protect its industry and jobs. The measures -- which do not apply to Mexico's free trade partners, including the United States and Canada, ...