Month: August 2025
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China Hawk Takaichi Named Japan’s First Woman PM
By Kyoko Hasegawa with Mathias Cena in Nara Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Japan's fifth premier in ...
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China’s Manufacturing Dominance Leave Developing Nations With Fewer Paths to Grow
Senior members of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) are gathering this week in Beijing for their annual plenum where they are going to put the finishing touches on the country's next year five year plan (FYP). This will be the 15th ...
Indonesian J-10C Plan: Interoperability and Strategic Independence
The Indonesian J-10C plan has sparked a broader debate about how Jakarta maintains its strategic independence while ensuring all systems are aligned and interoperating smoothly. The rumor started with a line that sounded casual enough: Indonesia’s new Chinese-made J-10C fighter ...
China’s Power Paradox: Record Renewables, Continued Coal
By Sara Hussein Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too. As the top emitter of greenhouse gases, China will largely determine ...
Chinese Companies Power Ethiopia’s Bid to Become Solar Manufacturing Hub
Three Chinese companies are pouring more than half a billion dollars into Ethiopia’s nascent solar manufacturing sector, underscoring Beijing’s growing role in shaping Africa’s clean energy future. Shanghai-listed CSI Solar, majority-owned by Canadian Solar Inc., plans to invest $250 ...
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View of the Sino Metals tailings dam in Zambia that collapsed in February, allowing 50,000 liters of toxic wastewater to flow into the Kafue River. Image via News Diggers.
When the Sino-Metals Leach, a Chinese-owned copper processing company, experienced a tailings dam collapse in February in Zambia, the government, through the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, dismissed reports that 1.5 million cubic meters of acid waste had been released. Officials also claimed that water in the surrounding areas ...
Pacifist Japan Struggles to Boost Troops as China Anxiety Grows
By Hiroshi Hiyama Sporting dark face paint and clutching a gun, teenage soldier-in-training Takuma Hiyane crawls across a field on Japan's Okinawa, the front line of the nation's defence as anxiety grows over China's territorial ambitions.
Cuba President Begins Trip to China, Laos and Vietnam
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Saturday he has begun a tour of Asia that will take him to China, Laos and Vietnam, his main commercial ally on the continent. Diaz-Canel's trip comes as Cuba, which counts 10.9 million inhabitants, faces a ...
Putin and Modi in China for Summit Hosted by Xi
President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and center of regional relations. Security was tight in the northern port city ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Mexico Plans Tariff Hike on Chinese Goods in Upcoming Budget
China has ruled out joining denuclearization talks with the United States and Russia. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said: “I think the denuclearization is a very - it's a big aim. But Russia's willing to do it, and I think China is going to be willing to ...
SCO Preview: Modi Heads to China Amid U.S. Tariff Shock
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Northeast Asia this week, embarking on a two-stop trip that includes Japan and then China, where he will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which begins on Sunday. ...
Don’t Expect Concrete Results From the SCO Summit – That’s Not the Point
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is gearing up for its annual summit on Sunday, and the same old criticisms are resurfacing: too big, too divided, too vague. And there’s truth to that. What started as a six-member organization in 2001 (consisting ...
China Offers Malaysia Rare Earths Processing Under Conditions
China has opened the door for Malaysia to host what would be its first overseas rare earths processing venture. This was revealed after President Xi Jinping signalled Beijing’s readiness to provide technical assistance, only if run through government-linked companies. The ...
Beijing Accuses Manila of Trouble, Warns of Firm Countermeasures
China has accused the Philippines of “causing trouble” in the South China Sea and warned of firm countermeasures. Beijing's accusation sharpens its claim that the United States and allied partners are driving instability as Manila deepens defense cooperation with Australia ...
Rubio to Visit Mexico, Ecuador Next Week to Discuss Migration, China
By Shaun Tandon Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top U.S. diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday. ...
Chinese Exports to Africa Soar
The flow of Chinese goods to African countries has increased markedly as trade barriers rise elsewhere. Exports are reportedly up 25% year-on-year to $122 billion, more than the whole of 2020, and total exports to the continent are expected to pass the $200 billion mark this ...
China and the Middle East: The Future in Three Scenarios
China's rapidly expanding presence in the Middle East has sparked a mix of anxiety and excitement, depending on one's perspective. Washington regards Beijing's support of Iran and the Palestinian cause, among other things, as key threats to its strategic interests. While ...
China to Bolster Non-Western Alliances at Summit, Parade
By Isabel Kua China's President Xi Jinping will host world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi from Sunday for a summit before a huge military parade as he seeks to showcase a non-Western style of regional collaboration.