Day: January 7, 2026
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Survey: Indonesians See China as an Opportunity, Not an Ally or Threat
Global debates about China’s rise often revolve around military flashpoints or ideological rivalry. Far less attention is paid to how societies in influential middle powers actually perceive Beijing’s growing role. Indonesia—home to more than 270 million people, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and a country with a long ...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (2-R) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping (2-L) during a signing-of-agreements ceremony, in Caracas on July 21, 2014. Photo by LEO RAMIREZ / AFP
By Peter Catterall China was the dominant buyer of Venezuelan oil under deposed president Nicolas Maduro, the fulcrum of a symbiotic partnership that propped up the South American economy and gave Beijing regional influence. But after a U.S. military ...
China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Driving Kenya’s First Locally Built Electric Car as BYD Dethrones Tesla and China’s ICE & EV Dual Strategy
This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. African countries are embarking on an unprecedented bout of techno-social evolution brought about by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) technologies that ...
Thailand-Cambodia Border Tensions Increase After Shooting
Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a ten-day truce, following the alleged firing of mortar rounds across the border. The incident left one Thai soldier injured. The Thai military later quoted Cambodian counterparts saying “the incident was caused by an operational ...
China’s Foreign Minister Embarks on Africa Tour
China’s Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, and Lesotho from 7 to 12 January. It is a multi-decade convention that the Chinese Foreign Minister’s first overseas tour of the year is to Africa.
South Korea’s Lee Says Urged Xi to Help Curb North’s Nukes
By Agatha Cantrill with Kang Jin-kyu in Seoul South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang's nuclear programme and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass ...
China Demand Slowdown Clouds Thailand’s 2026 Export Outlook
Thailand’s export outlook for 2026 is deteriorating as weaker demand from China collides with tighter U.S. trade conditions, raising the risk of stagnation or outright contraction, government forecasts show. Thailand's Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) projects exports next year ...