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China, Russia Align on Iran War Ahead of Crucial UN Vote This Week
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone on Sunday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to coordinate their positions on the ongoing Iran war ahead of a crucial vote at the UN on a Bahraini resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. ...
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Experts Say China Is Studying U.S. Power in Iran War and Its Limits
There's been a lot of speculation in U.S. and European policy analysis circles over what lessons China is taking away from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. The debate largely divides along two broad categories. On one side, popular in Washington, D.C., ...
China Edges Past U.S. in Global Approval as Confidence in Both Powers Remains Weak
China overtook the United States in global leadership approval for the first time in nearly two decades, according to new Gallup data, signaling a subtle but meaningful shift in international sentiment. The shift stems less from a surge in support for ...
Kenya Cuts Dollar Debt After Converting Chinese Loans to Yuan
The Kenyan government is moving quickly to diversify its debt portfolio to reduce its reliance on dollar-denominated loans, with the total amount of outstanding USD debt falling 8.5% year-on-year to just 53.2%, according to new National Treasury data. A big reason ...
China Issues E-Commerce Guidance After EU Lawmakers’ Visit
China issued guidance on Monday for its e-commerce sector that seeks to coordinate domestic development with international markets, a week after a delegation of European lawmakers visited to discuss related challenges and competition. European Union lawmakers had pressed China about a surge of dangerous products that ...
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China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
By Felix Brender 王哲謙 When China and Russia vetoed the UN Security Council’s Strait of Hormuz resolution on 7 April, after weeks of increasingly plaintive calls for Beijing to “do more” over Iran, a familiar argument resurfaced: if China wants the status ...
Why Green Energy Will Be the Big Winner of the Iran Crisis
Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks to fracking. It has cycled back into ...
Australia Complains to China After Encounter Between Military Helicopters
Australia has raised concerns with China following an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter between two military helicopters, the defence department said on Friday. An Australian military helicopter was flying over international waters in the Yellow Sea when it was intercepted by a Chinese helicopter ...
China Says Early-Year Trade Beat Expectations, but Geopolitical Shocks Are Raising Uncertainties
China's trade started the year stronger than expected, extending last year's momentum, but a worsening geopolitical backdrop is raising fresh uncertainties for exporters and supply chains, officials said on Friday. Beijing on Thursday unveiled a slightly lower growth ...
Some Wealthy Asians Look to Move Dubai Assets Closer to Home on Iran War Fears
By Xinghui Kok, Rae Wee and Yantoultra Ngui Soon after the first Iranian missile and drone attacks on Dubai last week, two Indian entrepreneurs based there tried to move more than $100,000 each from their local bank accounts to Singapore ...
Building Nigeria’s EV Industry to Cut Fuel Bills and Create Jobs
Electric vehicle (EV) assembly with affordable parts from China remains a low-hanging fruit for African countries interested in benefiting from the e-mobility value chain. In Nigeria, SAGLEV has created a name for itself after partnering with Chinese EV maker Dongfeng to ...
Senior Chinese Policy Adviser Warned Iran’s Deterrence Was Eroding Before U.S.-Israel Attack
Only days before the United States killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one of China’s leading Middle East experts, who also serves as an adviser within Beijing’s foreign policy ecosystem, publicly warned about Iran's rapidly eroding “deterrence power” and the existential danger facing the Islamic Republic. ...
Who Controls the Battery Age? Congo, China, and the New Resource Order
The U.S., Japan, and other G7 countries are scrambling to secure critical minerals to end their reliance on Chinese-controlled supply chains. Every week, there's news of another mining deal for cobalt, lithium, and other resources essential to powering 21st century technology. ...
Senegal Clears Chinese Firm’s Sanitary Pads After Probe Into Expired Materials
Senegal's minister of health said on Thursday that menstrual pads made by a leading Chinese firm embroiled in a scandal over expired materials were safe for consumers, following an investigation. Products containing expired polyethylene film made by the company Softcare were ...
China in Talks With Iran to Allow Safe Oil and Gas Passage Through Hormuz, Sources Say
By Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran intensifies, three diplomatic sources told Reuters.