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China’s Next Five-Year Plan and the Global South
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Zimbabwe Says Fast-Tracked Ban Over Lithium Export Rush
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Myth and Misperception: Can Vietnam’s Naval Bases Check Chinese Maritime Assertiveness?
In this edition of M&M, I want to analyze the role of Vietnam’s naval bases in checking China’s maritime assertiveness. This is an important factor to consider because Vietnam enjoys some of the world’s best natural deep-water harbors. Two of them, Da Nang and Cam Ranh, directly ...
Chinese Cable Project Opposed by U.S. Sparks Row in Chile
U.S. concerns about a proposed Chinese fiber-optic cable linking Asia with South America under the sea led to a spat Tuesday between Chile's outgoing left-wing president and his Washington-backed successor. Hard-right politician Jose Antonio Kast is set to be inaugurated as ...
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)
"China's financial commitments are simply more tangible and easier to grasp than those of Europe," one delegate from an island state remarked to me on a bright spring day in late March, as we both gazed out at the East River from the United Nations Headquarters. Behind us, in airless ...
China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Industry Shift With Kenya’s First Electric School Bus and Tanzania’s New EV Factory
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China’s Next Five-Year Plan and the Global South
China’s next five-year economic development plan will be unveiled at its largely ceremonial national legislature, the National People’s Congress, on March 5. The plan, which covers 2026 to 2030, will likely outline the CPC’s aim to shift the Chinese economy toward boosting domestic consumption.
Zimbabwe Says Fast-Tracked Ban Over Lithium Export Rush
Zimbabwe fast-tracked the entry of a ban on raw lithium exports last week after mining companies engaged in an "unacceptable scramble" to export ahead of the planned entry into force, the government said Tuesday. Securing access to rare earths and other ...
Myth and Misperception: Can Vietnam’s Naval Bases Check Chinese Maritime Assertiveness?
In this edition of M&M, I want to analyze the role of Vietnam’s naval bases in checking China’s maritime assertiveness. This is an important factor to consider because Vietnam enjoys some of the world’s best natural deep-water harbors. Two of them, Da Nang and Cam Ranh, directly ...
Chinese Cable Project Opposed by U.S. Sparks Row in Chile
U.S. concerns about a proposed Chinese fiber-optic cable linking Asia with South America under the sea led to a spat Tuesday between Chile's outgoing left-wing president and his Washington-backed successor. Hard-right politician Jose Antonio Kast is set to be inaugurated as ...
China’s Foreign Minister Tells Israeli Counterpart That Attacks on Iran Must End
China opposes the military strikes launched by Israel and the U.S. against Iran and demands an immediate cessation of hostilities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar on Tuesday, according to his ministry. "Force cannot truly solve problems; instead, it often creates new ones ...