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Biden To Hold Trilateral Call With Japan, Philippines Leaders

U.S. President Joe Biden will have a trilateral telephone call with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos early Monday, Marcos's spokesman said Sunday. The call was supposed to have been held on Sunday but has been postponed ...

Manila Deploys Coast Guard Ship to Counter China Patrols

The Philippines said Sunday it had deployed a coast guard ship to challenge Chinese patrol boats attempting to "alter the existing status quo" of the disputed South China Sea. Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite a 2016 international tribunal ...

Q&A: ‘Tariffs Could Kill Chinese Investments in EVs in Mexico’

By Alejandra Cuéllar Since his election victory in November, United States president-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to slap tariffs on the country’s top trade partners, pledging to make this one of his first acts upon taking office on 20 January. 

Brazil’s Unions See Potential and Pressures From Chinese Carmakers

By André Duchiade The rapid expansion of the market for electric vehicles in Brazil, particularly Chinese cars, is transforming the country’s automotive industry and could have an impact on workers and production chains, say Brazilian trade unionists in the sector.

BRICS Aims to ‘Build’ Global Ties as Trump Takes Office: Brazil

By Juan Sebastián Serrano Brazil will seek to build relationships and not worsen an already tense global mood while holding the rotating presidency of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a top official told AFP. ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

CGSP Take: How Does the Venezuela Crisis Affect China’s Relationship with the Global South?

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research,
China has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela and its detention of President Nicolás Maduro. 

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