Day: March 11, 2026
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U.S. Intelligence Indicates China Preparing Weapons Shipment to Iran, CNN Reports
U.S. intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. The network said there are indications that Beijing is working to route ...
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The Real Victor: The Arab Media Debate on China and the Iran War
By Francesca Daniele On March 11, 2026, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2817. Proposed by Bahrain and backed by fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as well as Jordan, the resolution condemns “in the strongest terms” Iran’s ...
China’s Top Diplomat Meets North Korea’s Kim, Calls for Closer Coordination
China and North Korea should further enhance communication and coordination in major international and regional affairs, China's foreign minister said in a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday, a Chinese official statement showed. Minister Wang Yi is on a two-day
On Iran Truce, All Sides Want Bigger China Role, but Does China?
By Shaun Tandon For decades, the United States has cast itself as the guarantor of stability in the Middle East, allying militarily with Gulf Arab states as well as Israel and brushing aside global rival China's aspirations for a greater role. ...
China Buffered from Oil Shock by Shipments at Sea
New data from the commodities-focused publication The Kobeissi Letter showed that China is relatively sheltered from an immediate shock triggered by the disruption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, as about 39.3 million barrels of mostly Iranian, Russian, and Venezuelan oil are currently floating in ...
A worker at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, arranges avocados on August 2, 2022. Image via Xinhua.
There's been a lot of excitement this week in anticipation of tomorrow's start of duty-free access into the Chinese market for 53 African countries. By any measure, this is a big deal, particularly in this new protectionist era when more trade walls are going up then coming down. ...
China Buffered from Oil Shock by Shipments at Sea
New data from the commodities-focused publication The Kobeissi Letter showed that China is relatively sheltered from an immediate shock triggered by the disruption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, as about 39.3 million barrels of mostly Iranian, Russian, and Venezuelan oil are currently floating in ...
View From Beijing: Why China is Not Protecting Iran
Conservative media outlets and think tank analysts in the United States have sharply criticized China for what they say is Beijing’s failure to support its supposed “allies” in Venezuela and Iran. Their arguments have gained traction on X and other ...
China’s COSCO Shipping Suspends Operations at Panama’s Balboa Port, La Prensa Says
China's COSCO Shipping has suspended operations at Balboa port, which is located at the entrance to the Panama Canal, according to local newspaper La Prensa, which published a notice to clients from the shipping and logistics conglomerate. Balboa is one of the ...
India Eases Investment Rules Amid Warming Ties With China
India on Tuesday relaxed foreign investment rules for land-bordering countries including China, the latest sign of warmer relations between New Delhi and Beijing. The cabinet said the changes would result in greater investment flows and boost "India's competitiveness as a preferred ...
Huge Chinese-Owned DR Congo Cobalt Mine Causing ‘Health Crisis’: Report
Pollution from a massive Chinese-owned cobalt mining and processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a "public health crisis" for locals, an environmental campaign group said Tuesday. The DRC produces more than 70 percent of the world's cobalt, ...
China Pins Hopes on Society-Wide AI Push to Add Jobs, Rejuvenate Economy
By Laurie Chen China's scramble to adopt artificial intelligence will spawn new jobs and propel the world's second-largest economy, say policymakers and company executives, as they play down growing global fears that the technology could stunt employment.
Tanzanian Startup’s Dual Approach With China’s Geely, Dongfeng to Accelerate EV Adoption
A small Tanzanian start-up is teaming up with Chinese automakers in an attempt to do something that has proved difficult for e-mobility ventures: building a foothold in the electric vehicle business. The company, Jenga Taifa Pamoja Auto Limited, is partnering with, ...
China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Middle East Strikes Put Africa’s EV Revolution on Knife’s Edge
This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. The U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran are reverberating far beyond the Middle East, raising difficult questions for African economies that ...