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U.S. Sanctions Network Delivering Iranian Oil to China
The U.S. Treasury announced financial sanctions on Thursday, the first under the new administration of Donald Trump, that target an "international network" accused of shipping Iranian oil to China to fund Tehran's military activities. The sanctions target the network for "facilitating ...
China’s Xi Hails Thailand’s ‘Strong’ Action Against Scam Centres
Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday for the "strong measures" her country has taken against scam centers targeting Chinese people. Scam compounds have mushroomed along the Thai-Myanmar borderlands, staffed by trafficked foreigners who are ...
Xi: China and Thailand Should “Deepen” Relationship to Face Global Uncertainty
Chinese President Xi Jinping framed the intensification of Beijing’s relationship with Thailand as a joint buffer against global disruption. Following his meeting with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, he said: "In the face of unprecedented changes not seen for 100 years, China and Thailand should deepen mutual ...
The Birth of a China-Centric Trade World
The recent controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s on-again-off-again imposition of tariffs on trade partners (and China’s countermeasures) has focused on the United States' centrality to the current global trade system. In response, countries are scrambling to lessen their exposure to the U.S. ...
Nigeria’s Lithium Boom: Chinese Buyers, Local Struggles, and a Global Race
By Leslie Fauvel At an open-cast mine, Abdullahi Ibrahim Danjija carefully chisels away at a hunk of whitish rock before stuffing a sack with the pieces that break off the walls. In the course of ...
In Freezing Foreign Aid, the U.S. Leaves People to Die – and Allows China to Come to the Rescue
By Melissa Conley Tyler One of the executive orders U.S. President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in U.S. foreign development assistance. The U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, ...
Will Trump’s Paris Exit Turn China Into Indonesia’s Climate Partner?
The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord has raised global climate uncertainty, but Indonesia could be ground zero for its geopolitical impact. This is because of the country’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) agreement with the G7. The $20 ...
Pakistan’s President in Beijing Amid China’s Asian Outreach
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in China on Tuesday for a state visit that will include meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. The trip is part of a diplomatic blitz between China and Asia, with four leaders visiting Beijing in one week.
Thailand Cuts Power to Scam Hub on Myanmar Border Ahead of PM’s Visit to Beijing
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra embarked on a four-day visit to China on Wednesday, soon after Thai authorities cut the cross-border power supply to Shwe Kokko, a town in Myanmar said to house huge scam operations staffed by victims of trafficking. The ...
Thailand Hits Back: Cuts Power, Internet, and Fuel to Myanmar Online Scam Crime Hubs
Thailand is taking unprecedented action against transnational cybercrime syndicates by cutting electricity, internet, and fuel supplies to key crime hubs in Myanmar, starting today. Starting this morning, Thai authorities shut down essential services to five locations across the border in ...
Two Chinese Oil Workers Kidnapped in Niger
Unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying staff from the Chinese state-owned oil major CNPC near Niger's Agadem oil field, killing two local security guards and taking two of the Chinese nationals hostage. The incident, according to French news reports, took place ...
U.S sanctions delay Mauritania Boat Contract With Chinese Company
The Mauritanian government canceled a contract with a unit of the Chinese state-owned conglomerate Poly Group to sell patrol boats in response to mounting pressure from the United States, according to a report in Africa Intelligence. The subsidiary, Poly Technologies, ...