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Pakistani FM Visit to China Could Raise Indian Anxieties
Security will likely feature prominently during Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to China. Dar will be in China until Wednesday, his first foreign trip since Pakistan’s recent conflict with India. He will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and ...
Chinese Weapons Get Rare Battle Test in India-Pakistan Fighting
By Rebecca BAILEY with AFP reporters in Islamabad and Washington Just over a week after a ceasefire with India was struck, Pakistan's foreign minister is visiting his country's largest arms supplier, China, with the performance of the weapons they supplied a ...
Critical Mineral Resource Nationalism: What It Means for China and the Global South
Driven by the accelerating global energy transition, resource-rich countries are actively asserting greater control over their critical minerals—lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and rare earths—through a policy shift known as resource nationalism. While the framing of resource nationalism came from global north countries that dislike policies by ...
Why the India-China Détente May Be Over
After several months of steadily improving ties, India-China relations appear to be cooling once again following the recent clashes in Kashmir. China’s military support for Pakistan during the conflict earlier this month has triggered fresh concerns in New Delhi, with ...
Unmapped Opportunity: What Role for China in Syria’s Reconstruction?
By Sama Aziz and Raphael Angieri Five months since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad and subsequent consolidation of power by insurgent leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and his militant faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syria’s international repositioning is well underway. Global powers ...
China’s Mideast Strategy in the Trump 2.0 Era
Donald Trump’s return to the Middle East marks a shift toward transactional diplomacy, emphasizing trade, investment, and a retreat from human rights rhetoric. In a striking parallel, China has long pursued a similar approach in the region—prioritizing business ties over political entanglements. ...
Chinese Battery Giant CATL Seeks $4 Billion in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese battery giant CATL makes its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, with the firm aiming to raise $4 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the city so far this year. A global leader in ...
Chinese Battery Giant CATL Seeks $4 Billion in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese battery giant CATL makes its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, with the firm aiming to raise $4 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the city so far this year. A global leader in ...
Taiwan Accuses China of Playing “Little Tricks” in South Africa
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung accused China of playing "little tricks" in South Africa as part of a campaign to force Taipei to move its representative office from the capital Pretoria to the commercial hub in Johannesburg. Lin's comments on Friday followed ...
Hong Kong Tycoon’s Panama Port Deal Sparks Chinese Immigration Marketing Frenzy
As China moves to block a high-profile international deal, the controversy has unexpectedly fueled a new wave of immigration marketing. On March 4, 2025, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing announced the $22.8 billion sale of his Panama Canal ports and 43 ...
U.S. “Chip Dumping” in Middle East Is Paying China’s Way, Chinese Analysts Say
Recent U.S. decisions to authorize large-scale exports of advanced AI chips—such as over one million Nvidia units to the UAE and 18,000 high-end chips to Saudi Arabia—have drawn sharp criticism from Chinese analysts. Rather than focusing on the impact on China, ...
Chinese Netizen Mocks India’s Attempt to Emulate Beijing’s Tariff Standoff with U.S.
A day after China and the United States reached a breakthrough tariff agreement—cutting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, and China’s tariffs on American goods from 125% to 10%—India’s surprise trade move made headlines. Last week, India ...