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Djibouti Signs Minerals Deal with Chinese Company

The small East African country of Djibouti signed a $50 million deal with the Singapore-based Chinese company Tze Kuen for mineral exploration and extraction over the five-year period from 2026 to 2030. ...

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U.S. Revokes Visas for Chilean Officials Over China Cable Project

The U.S. State Department announced travel restrictions on Chile’s Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and two other officials in connection with a proposed undersea data cable project with China. In a short statement ascribed released on Friday, ...
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The Fraying Story of the “West” and What’s Next

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos marked a new era in how the West talks about itself. One could say he was the first Global North leader to frame the rules-based international order (RIP) in Global South terms:  ...
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China’s Xi Lauds ‘Shared Future’ With Vietnam After To Lam’s Re-Election

China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Vietnam's To Lam on his re-election as the ruling Communist Party's general secretary, praising Vietnam's achievements and describing the two nations as a "community with a shared future." In a congratulatory message sent on ...
Chinese Analysts: Iran Will Endure External Pressure, Even as Internal Strains Mount

Chinese Analysts: Iran Will Endure External Pressure, Even as Internal Strains Mount

For weeks, even as protests rocked the streets of Iran with Donald Trump’s constant military threats, the prevailing narrative from Chinese scholarship was one of endurance; Tehran would not break as easily as the world imagined. That prediction held firm even ...

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How China Is Wooing Paraguay’s Political Class Away From Longtime Ally Taiwan

How China Is Wooing Paraguay’s Political Class Away From Longtime Ally Taiwan
An electric bus donated by the Taiwanese government drives through a neighbourhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo
By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott When Paraguayan opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of six Chinese cities late last year, she was convinced Paraguay risked missing out on major economic gains by sticking with longtime ally Taiwan over Beijing - a message participants on ...
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The Fraying Story of the “West” and What’s Next

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos marked a new era in how the West talks about itself. One could say he was the first Global North leader to frame the rules-based international order (RIP) in Global South terms:  ...

China’s Xi Lauds ‘Shared Future’ With Vietnam After To Lam’s Re-Election

China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Vietnam's To Lam on his re-election as the ruling Communist Party's general secretary, praising Vietnam's achievements and describing the two nations as a "community with a shared future." In a congratulatory message sent on ...

Chinese Analysts: Iran Will Endure External Pressure, Even as Internal Strains Mount

For weeks, even as protests rocked the streets of Iran with Donald Trump’s constant military threats, the prevailing narrative from Chinese scholarship was one of endurance; Tehran would not break as easily as the world imagined. That prediction held firm even ...

China’s Xi Urges Brazil’s Lula to Jointly Protect Global South Interests

China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations' core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said. In a telephone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ...

In 2026 China–India Ties Will Primarily Be Shaped at Home, Not by the U.S.

By Saniya Kulkarni and Lukas Fiala The tentative normalisation of Sino-Indian relations over the last year has sometimes been attributed to President Trump’s heavy-handed approach to trade policy, especially his "liberation day" tariff announcements. Going into 2026, however, it remains the ...

China’s Place in the New Post-American International Order

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week will likely be remembered as one of the most significant orations of the early 21st century. Carney channeled the fear and frustration of many global leaders ...

China Says It Rescued Philippine Crew From Cargo Ship Near Scarborough Shoal

China and the Philippines said on Friday they launched rescue operations after receiving reports of a sinking cargo ship near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea that was carrying 21 Philippine crew members. Scarborough Shoal is one of Asia's most contested maritime features and ...

U.S. Allows China to Purchase Venezuelan Oil but Not at ‘Undercut’ Prices of Maduro Days, Official Says

By Timothy Gardner The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at "unfair, undercut" prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the U.S. removed President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Thursday. While the ...

Indonesian President Did Not Consult With Energy Ministry When Revoking China-Backed Hydro Permit, Official Says

Indonesia's energy ministry was not consulted before President Prabowo Subianto decided to revoke the permit of a China-backed hydroelectric power plant on the island of Sumatra, an official at the ministry, Eniya Listiani Dewi, said on Thursday. The government said on ...
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