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Chinese shipping giant Cosco said on Wednesday that it was resuming new bookings for container shipments to some Gulf countries, after a three-week suspension in response to the Middle East war. The state-owned, Shanghai-based firm was among several major shipping groups ...
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By Duncan Miriri Kenya has finalized negotiations over a trade deal with China, two months after announcing a preliminary agreement that would grant the East African country duty-free access to the Chinese market, President William Ruto said on Wednesday.
Philippines Could Re-Open South China Sea Oil Talks with China
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos is reportedly open to restarting stalled talks with China about a joint oil and gas project in a disputed zone of the South China Sea. He and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly discussed resuming the negotiations in ...
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China’s Zijin Mining Group will reportedly open one of the world’s largest lithium mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. The company reportedly plans to commission its Manono lithium project in the Southeast DRC in June. It is unclear ...
China Pushes for Peace Talks in Iranian Call
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged his Iranian counterpart to seize all opportunities for peace talks. In a call with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Wang reportedly said that “talking is always better than fighting” and that he hopes “all parties would seize every opportunity and window of opportunity ...
Fishermen conduct abalone management and protection operations at sea in the waters of Xiaocheng Town, Lianjiang County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, on March 14, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Ethiopia’s EV Surge as African Countries Push Local E-Mobility
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Xiaomi Challenges India Tax Authority Over Royalties Tariffs in Closely Watched Case
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra Xiaomi has challenged an Indian tax ruling that said the company evaded $72 million in tariffs on royalty payments, according to legal documents, a dispute that the Chinese company and lawyers say is ...
Chinese Commentator’s Defense of Missile Sale to Iran on Russian TV Lends Credence to Report
While the Chinese government has not officially commented on the reported sale of supersonic anti-ship missiles to Iran, one of China's most outspoken media provocateurs appeared on Russian state television on Tuesday to defend the move. Victor Gao, vice president of ...
China Close to Deal Selling Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles to Iran
After two years of negotiations, Iran is close to finalizing a deal with China to buy supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, according to Reuters. Reuters cited six sources who confirmed that Iran is poised to acquire Chinese-made CM-302 missiles, nicknamed "Carrier-Killers," that are ...
U.S. Wants China Out of Latin America. Is that Even Possible?
The Panamanian government formally took over the two ports operated by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison this week at both ends of the Panama Canal. U.S. officials celebrated the move as part of their larger effort to expel China from the Western ...
Congo’s Cobalt Curbs Expose China’s Critical Metals Weak Spot
By Andy Home China's dominance of critical mineral supply chains is not as absolute as it may appear. Cobalt is a case in point. China accounted for ...
Chinese Scholar Returns From Iran With Stark Account of Unrest and U.S. Influence
Marking one of the first visits by a Chinese scholar to Iran since the country’s violent nationwide protests that left thousands dead, Fan Hongda, one of China’s most prominent Iran scholars and director of the China-Middle East Institute at Shaoxing University in Zhejiang province, revealed the ...
The Paradox of Panama’s “Rule of Law”: Hutchison Ports vs. Minera Panama
In the wake of the forced transition at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal, Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha sent a clear message to the international community: Panama is a country of legal certainty, and the government is "simply respecting a Supreme Court ruling" regarding the ouster ...
WTO to Examine Chinese Complaint Over India Batteries, E-Vehicles
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