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Philippines Says Fishermen Injured in China Coast Guard Encounter
Three Filipino fishermen were injured when China Coast Guard vessels sprayed their boats with water cannons and cut their anchor lines in a disputed area of the South China Sea, Philippine authorities said Saturday. Beijing said Friday it had taken "necessary ...
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China Responds to Week of Terrorism in South Asia
China’s Foreign Ministry expressed shock and sent condolences following two separate terrorist incidents in India and Pakistan. On Monday, 10 November, a car explosion in Delhi during rush hour killed 12 people and injured 30 more. In a statement, the Indian government ...
A Post-American Shift Complicates Growth Strategies for the Global South
by Lukas Fiala and Chris Alden From the BRICS to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), members of recently expanding international fora are quick to point to a multipolar order as a hopeful imaginary of post-Western internationalism.
India’s Top Tennis Player Says Denied China Visa
India's top-ranked men's tennis player Sumit Nagal said China denied him a visa weeks before he was set to appear at an Australian Open qualifying tournament in southwestern Sichuan. "I am supposed to fly to China soon to represent India at ...
Alleged Chinese Scam Kingpin Extradited From Thailand: Police
An alleged Chinese racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar was extradited from Thailand to China on Wednesday, a police official in Bangkok told AFP. She Zhijiang had been in Thai custody since 2022 after spending more than ...
China Responds to Mounting Concerns Over Huge Fishing Fleet Massing Outside of Chilean Waters
The Chinese embassy in Chile issued a statement on Saturday that tried to allay concerns that an armada of Chinese fishing trawlers was illegally operating in the South American country's waters. The accusations that "Chinese fishing vessels evade supervision and engage in ...
BYD Opens Massive Brazil Plant on Former Ford Site, Underscoring China’s Expanding Foothold in Latin America
Chinese auto giant BYD inaugurated its largest factory outside of Asia in the central Brazilian coastal city of Camaçari late last week. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was there to mark the occasion that also coincided with BYD’s 14 millionth new energy vehicle coming off the assembly line.
Singapore Probes Firm Accused of Illegally Supplying Nvidia Chips to China Amid U.S. Export Crackdown
Singaporean authorities have launched an investigation into a local firm, Megaspeed, that allegedly sold millions of dollars' worth of Nvidia chips to users in China, a violation of U.S. export controls. “The Singapore Police Force confirms that investigations are ongoing into ...
China’s Export Surge Masks a Growing Risk for Developing Economies
New Chinese trade data released on Monday reveals that developing countries are now the frontline in the rapidly escalating trade war between Beijing and Washington. Chinese exports in September surged 8.3%, according to new data released by the General Administration of ...
China Trade Beats Forecasts in September as Tariff Fears Rise
By Peter Catterall China's trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed Monday, though fresh fears are rising of a major escalation in the tariff war between Beijing and Washington. The world's second-largest ...
Malaysia Raises 2026 Defense Budget, South China Sea Priority
Malaysia raises 2026 defense budget and will spend $5.15 billion in 2026, linking the buildup to South China Sea operations, officials said Saturday. “This is particularly important as we face various challenges, including those in the South China Sea,” Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said on ...
As China Buys From South America, U.S. Farmers Reel From Soybean Slump Amid Escalating Trade War
By Beiyi Seow The U.S. soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping. But a decent yield ...
Trump Says U.S. ‘Wants to Help China, Not Hurt It’
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States wants to help China, not hurt it, striking a conciliatory tone days after threatening an additional 100 percent tariff on the world's second-largest economy. Trump's statements on Friday as well as his threat ...
Rubio Backs Philippines Against ‘Coercive’ Sea Nature Reserve
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday backed the Philippines in protesting Beijing's plan for a "nature reserve" on disputed Scarborough Shoal, saying it was part of a "coercive" strategy in the South China Sea.
Sheinbaum Denies Tariff Rise Is Chinese ‘Coercion’
Mexico's president denied Friday that a proposed new tariff of up to 50 percent on imports from certain countries was a coercive measure targeting China. Beijing said Thursday it "firmly opposes any coercion" after President Claudia Sheinbaum announced higher duties on ...
Pacific Leaders Agree New Summit Rules After China, Taiwan Bans
By Ben Strang Pacific Island leaders agreed on Friday to a new framework that would allow nations to join a key regional forum as strategic partners, after accusations that China was influencing regional decision-making. The ...
U.S. Sanctions Hong Kong Firms Over Illegal Mining in the DR Congo
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed penalties on a pair of Hong Kong-based companies for "destabilizing activities in the DRC" that involved the purchase of illegally sourced minerals. The companies were allegedly operating in an area near the far eastern city ...
Rare U.S., China Alignment Over Designation of Pakistani Separatist Group as “Terrorists”
The U.S. announced this week that it would designate the Pakistani separatist militant group The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its affiliate The Majeed Brigade as a terrorist organizations. The move was well-received in Beijing. Monday's decision by the State ...
Direct Flights Between India and China Set to Resume as Part of Broader Rapprochement
A nearly five-year freeze in relations between India and China is quickly thawing ahead of a landmark visit to Tianjin later this month by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi's upcoming trip would mark his first visit to China in ...
China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: BasiGo Partnership For CATL Battery Systems Maintenance as E-Motorcycles Numbers Grow
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Australia Moves to Counter China With Vanuatu Security Pact
Australia on Wednesday hailed a breakthrough in efforts to sign a security agreement with Vanuatu, a deal that could dilute China's influence in the Pacific island nation. A delegation of Australian ministers ironed out the deal during negotiations on the slopes ...
U.S. Designation of Baloch Militants Deals Blow to India, Secures Chinese Projects in Pakistan, Chinese Commentator Says
On August 11, the U.S. State Department announced it was designating the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) effective immediately, while also listing the Majeed Brigade as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group (SDGT). ...
How Pandemic Controls Still Shape Trade and Migration in a China–Myanmar Border City
A deeply reported story published on a WeChat public account specializing in literary reporting examines how pandemic-era border control policies in Ruili, once China’s busiest land port with Myanmar, have outlasted COVID-19 and devastated the city’s once-thriving jade trade while restricting the movement of cross-border migrant ...
Chinese-Built Roads in Malawi Bring Hope but Not the Riches Many Expected
Does the Chinese proverb "If you want to get rich, build a road first" ring true for Malawi? Or does this proverb apply only to Chinese construction companies rather than Malawians? ...
China’s Belt and Road Hits New Highs, but Latin America Lags
By Fermín Koop and Patrick Moore The first half of 2025 saw the highest engagement ever for a six-month period under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s flagship global infrastructure program, a new report has shown.
A Crocodile Feast in Congo Brazzaville Sparks a Cultural Reckoning on Chinese Social Media
On the bustling streets of Brazzaville’s so-called “Ghost Market,” a Chinese food vlogger nicknamed Bing Shu captured what he called the “national dish of Congo”: a fresh-killed crocodile feast, right off the street-side chopping block. His wide-eyed reactions to grilled monkeys, with teeth still intact, and bubbling ...
Q&A: Indonesia’s Ex-Chief Negotiator Warns ASEAN of Trump’s U.S. “Tariff Trap”
The U.S. tariffs regime is exposing fractures in Southeast Asia’s trade posture. When Indonesia’s former chief trade negotiator, Iman Pambagyo, looks at the region’s response to the latest wave of U.S. tariffs, his message is clear: Southeast Asia cannot afford to keep falling for Trump’s tariff trap. ...
China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Morocco Secures $282 Million Chinese Battery Plant Pushing Deeper Into EV Supply Chain
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Can Africa Move Up the Critical Mineral Value Chain? The Hard Truth Behind a Familiar Chorus
As China opens its doors wider to African exports, extending duty-free market access to all 53 diplomatic partners on the continent, the announcement was met with applause in ministerial corridors from Nairobi to Niamey. For many, the new policy represents another chance for Africa to claim ...
India, China to ‘Expedite’ Restarting Direct Flights
India said Friday it had agreed with neighboring China to "expedite" the process to resume direct flights between them in a sign of further improvement in ties, although no timeline was given. Flights were halted after the COVID-19 pandemic and a ...
China’s New Mediation Body Courts the Global South on Dispute Resolution
A couple of weeks ago in Hong Kong, China quietly inaugurated the International Organization for Mediation (IoM), marking what may become a significant shift in global dispute resolution. Thirty-two countries from Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe attended the launch, underscoring Beijing’s ambition to build a ...
China Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Israel’s Strikes on Iran
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The Chinese FDI Boom in Africa That Wasn’t
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Brazil’s Lula Clinches Deals in Beijing
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China Offers New Credit to Latin America, Caribbean in Show of Solidarity
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China Courts Latin America as U.S. Pressure Mounts
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Xi Warns Protectionism ‘Leads Nowhere’ as He Arrives in Vietnam
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners", state media said, as he arrived in Vietnam on Monday on the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour. Xi will visit Vietnam, ...
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Xi Jinping’s Vietnam Visit to Seal 40 Strategic Deals Amid Trade Fallout from Trump’s Tariffs
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China, Iran, and Russia to Hold Nuclear Talks
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China’s Sunwoda Invests $1 Billion in Thailand’s EV Battery Industry Amid Rising Chinese EV Presence
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China, the U.S., and the Competition for Africa’s Strategic Resources
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Can Washington Really Force Countries to Choose Sides?
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Cook Islands PM Talks Ocean Minerals with China
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Southeast Asian Countries Act Against Scam Gangs Amid Pressure from China
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Australia Accuses China Fighter Jet of ‘Unsafe’ Conduct Above South China Sea
Australia said Thursday that a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near an Australian Air Force plane patrolling the South China Sea, accusing Beijing of "unsafe" military conduct. Beijing swiftly hit back, accusing the Australian plane of "violating Chinese sovereignty and endangering Chinese ...
Photo Essay: Mounting Health Crisis in Indonesia’s Nickel Mining and Smelting Hub
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Sri Lankan President to Meet With Xi During First Visit to China
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Vietnam Challenges Thailand as Durian Export Leader Amid China’s Booming Demand
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Indian PM Opens Strategic Tunnel to China Border Zones
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel on Monday, pushing all-weather access northwards towards contested high-altitude border zones with rivals China and Pakistan. The Z-Morh or Sonmarg tunnel, stretching 6.4 kilometers beneath a treacherous mountain pass cut ...
China Saw Booming Exports in 2024 as Trump Tariffs Loom
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Indonesia and China Strengthen Defense Ties, Plan Joint Exercises and High-Level Talks
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Inside Indonesia’s 2025 Foreign Policy: What’s Shifting Between the Lines and Why It Matters for the World
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A Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun keeps watch for Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026 following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo by AIMAL ZAHIR / AFP
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Singapore Probes Firm Accused of Illegally Supplying Nvidia Chips to China Amid U.S. Export Crackdown
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As China Buys From South America, U.S. Farmers Reel From Soybean Slump Amid Escalating Trade War
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Trump Says U.S. ‘Wants to Help China, Not Hurt It’
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