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CGSP Take: How Does the Venezuela Crisis Affect China’s Relationship with the Global South?
By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research, China has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela and its detention of President Nicolás Maduro. During his regular press conference on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson ...
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What Maduro’s Detention Means for China
One of the prevailing narratives that's emerged following the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the detention of President Nicolás Maduro is that this is a major setback for China. Some analysts have called it a "strategic failure" on Beijing's part, ...
A woman waves a Venezuelan flag among members of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces during a rally in support of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas on January 6, 2026. Photo by FEDERICO PARRA / AFP
While the dust from the U.S. military operation in Caracas to oust Nicolás Maduro has yet to settle, early Chinese reactions already offer useful food for thought. The views expressed across Latin America, largely absent from both Chinese and Western commentary, also help contextualize how China’s relationship with Venezuela, and with ...
Vietnam’s China-Linked Growth Brings It Closer to Thailand’s GDP
Vietnam’s economy is expanding quickly enough to close on Thailand in nominal gross domestic product, driven by state-led investment and export growth. Thailand is facing slower growth. Vietnam could potentially overtake Thailand in nominal gross domestic product this year or next, ...
China Backs Yemen Peace Talks Led by Saudi Arabia
China has expressed support for Saudi-hosted peace talks on the future of Southern Yemen. The proposal for talks in Riyadh preceded Saudi-backed airstrikes on Friday, which reportedly restored control of the Hadramout and Al-Mahrah provinces from the separatist Southern Transitional Council ...
Why the Venezuela Crisis Won’t (Seriously) Affect China’s Oil Supply
In the wake of the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela and its stated plan to seize the country’s oil output, the focus has swung to China’s historical role as a major buyer of Venezuelan oil. Venezuela was an early testing ...
China Drives Vietnam Fruit Exports, Leaving Growers Exposed
Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports rose to $8.5 billion in 2025, led by durian sales into China, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association said. The industry says dependence on China leaves exporters exposed when import rules change. Export revenue reached ...
China’s Border Robot Highlights Industrial and Tech Edge Over India
A video recently went viral on YouTube showing a lone Chinese robot standing guard at a remote border post in Tibet. Captured by Indian troops along the western section of the China-India Line of Actual Control (LAC), the footage was intended to showcase India’s high-ground advantage. Instead, ...
China Imports Drive Vietnam’s 8% 2025 Growth, Record U.S. Surplus
Vietnam’s economy expanded 8% in 2025, preliminary government data showed on Monday. The country posted a record trade surplus with the United States and record imports from China, after Washington imposed 20% tariffs from August. Vietnam shipped $153.2 billion of ...
U.S.–Venezuela Case Cannot Be Applied to Taiwan, Chinese Scholar Says
“If the United States can do this to a sovereign country, why can’t the mainland do the same to Taiwan?” Screenshots of the Facebook post by Ross Feingold, the former Asia-Pacific chair of the U.S. Republican Party, circulated widely alongside short video clips of Shen Yi, a ...
South Korea’s Lee Snaps Xi Selfie With Chinese ‘Backdoor’ Phone
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by the Chinese leader, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying. Lee posted three selfies ...