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China’s Rhetoric Is Clear on Venezuela. Latin America’s Response Is Not.
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 ...
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 ...
Pakistan and China to Deepen Security Cooperation
Pakistan will set up a special protection unit to protect Chinese nationals in the country. The announcement follows a meeting between Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi with China’s Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong, at the headquarters of China’s Ministry of Public Security in Beijing. ...
China Confirms Extradition of Accused Scam Boss Chen Zhi as Cambodia Liquidates His Bank
Accused scam boss Chen Zhi has been extradited to China from Cambodia, Beijing confirmed on Thursday, after he was indicted by the United States over alleged multibillion-dollar fraud. Video released by China's Ministry of Public Security on Thursday showed Chen in ...
The China-Venezuela Relationship is Weaker than Many Think
While both the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Chinese firms have protested U.S. pressure on Venezuela to cut ties with China, Beijing’s relationship with Caracas has been in decline for years. Bloomberg shows that Chinese trade with the beleaguered country peaked in 2012, the year before President Nicolás Maduro ...
China Rejects Trump’s Pressure on Venezuela to Cut Ties
China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday pushed back against the Trump administration’s pressure on Venezuela to cut ties with rival powers. This follows a reported demand to Venezuela’s current leader, Delcy Rodríguez, to expel official advisors from China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran. On ...
China Pressure Hangs Over Indonesia’s U.S. Tariff Deal
Indonesia’s planned tariff deal with the United States risks drawing pressure from China, if Jakarta grants Washington terms not extended elsewhere, an Indonesian economist warned, as the agreement nears signing. “China might use this as a basis to demand the same ...
Cambodia Liquidates Prince Bank With Scam Kingpin Chen Zhi Arrest Exposing Global Fraud Network
A Cambodian bank founded by accused scam boss Chen Zhi, who has been indicted by the United States over multibillion-dollar fraud and extradited to China, was ordered liquidated Thursday, Cambodia's central bank said. Prince Bank "has been placed under liquidation in ...
China–Vietnam Rail Freight Volume Hits Record in 2025
China’s rail operator said freight trains departing the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Vietnam carried a record 37,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo in 2025, an increase of 86% from a year earlier. The Nanning Railway Logistics Centre said demand ...
China’s CATL and BYD Control 55% of Global EV Battery Market
Two Chinese EV battery companies, CATL and BYD, accounted for more than half of global electric-vehicle battery usage from January through November 2025, according to data released by South Korean market research firm SNE Research. Global EV battery usage totaled ...
Accused Scam Boss Chen Zhi Arrested in Cambodia, Extradited to China: Phnom Penh
Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said Wednesday. Chen allegedly directed operations of ...
China Tops Indonesia Trade in 2025, Surplus Extends to 67 Months
China remained the top trading partner behind Indonesia’s widening trade surplus in the first 11 months of 2025, serving as both the country’s largest export destination and its biggest source of non-oil imports, official data showed. Indonesia recorded a ...