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Chinese Mining Companies Need Deeper Dialogue With Overseas Communities
By Chen Yu Minerals like nickel, lithium, cobalt, and copper are foundational to the global clean-energy transition. Solar panels, wind turbines, EVs, and battery storage cannot be built without them. Yet extracting, processing, and transporting these “transition minerals” can be resource-intensive, ...
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks ahead of the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AFP)
By Derek Grossman U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Malaysia in October for the annual ASEAN summit, along with his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s engagements throughout the region, offers fresh evidence of how the administration is faring on its Southeast Asia policy. The verdict ...
It’s the U.S. or China, U.S. Senator Tells Colombian Leaders
Colombian-born conservative Republican U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno delivered a blunt message to Colombian leaders this week when he told them they would have to choose to align with either the U.S. or China. “It’s a binary choice,” Moreno said in a ...
As Washington Relations Strain, India Explores a Fragile Thaw With China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet on Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi. This is a somewhat unusual meeting as it's not customary for an Indian Prime Minister to meet privately with a ...
China’s Top Diplomat Hails ‘Positive Trend’ in Relations With India
Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting published Tuesday. The world's two most populous nations are intense ...
BHP Books Rise in Profit on Back of Chinese Copper Demand
Australian mining giant BHP on Tuesday reported a bump in yearly profits, as China's appetite for copper helped to counter slumping prices for iron ore and coal. Chief executive Mike Henry trumpeted a strong year "marked by record production", with annual ...
Tariffs Expose Cracks in U.S.–India Biotech Alliance, Chinese Analysts Say
For decades, the U.S. and India have appeared aligned in biotechnology. But Chinese commentators and policy analysts alike now point to a paradox: Trump’s new tariff plan, designed to push Indian drugmakers into relocating production to U.S. soil, adds fresh uncertainty and risk to what was supposed ...
Chinese AI Firms Turn to the Middle East Amid Domestic Funding Crunch
A recent feature in Economic Observer, a business news outlet, shows how Chinese AI companies, squeezed by fierce competition and a shrinking capital pool at home, are pivoting toward the Middle East, where deep-pocketed sovereign funds and ambitious digital transformation agendas are opening new doors.