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How China Can Capitalize on Indonesia’s New $900 Billion Investment Fund
China has a prime opportunity to expand its economic presence in Indonesia through the newly established Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Board (Danantara). Announced by President Prabowo Subianto, Danantara will manage $900 billion in assets, consolidating key state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into a centralized investment body. ...
Colombia Juggles Closer China Ties and Trump Tensions
By Rodrigo Rodríguez On 26 January, a diplomatic spat erupted between Colombia and the United States, as the South American country’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused to land a flight carrying Colombian citizens deported from the US. Taking to social media, Petro
A Taste of Tradition in Nairobi’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant Without Chinese Chefs
It’s lunchtime in Nairobi, and the city buzzes with energy. I arrive at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC), a landmark in the heart of the City in the Sun. But today, I’m not here for a conference or a meeting—I’ve ...
Chinese Lessons in Saudi Schools Show Growing Ties
By Haitham El-Tabei With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan studied the names of professions in a Chinese textbook, one of thousands of Saudi children now learning the language at school.
Trade and Growth on Agenda for Key China Meeting
By Isabel Kua and Peter Catterall China's largest political event of the year begins in Beijing on Tuesday, as U.S. tariffs cast a cloud over closed-door meetings involving thousands of delegates from across the country. ...
Why Indonesia Remains Silent on Thailand’s Uyghur Repatriation
When Thailand deported 40 Uyghurs to China, the move sparked strong condemnation from Japan and various Western nations, citing human rights concerns. Indonesia, a country with the world’s largest Muslim population, however, stayed silent. This was no accident. Jakarta’s response, ...
China’s Role in Southeast Asia’s Latest Scam Center Crackdown
China, Thailand, and Myanmar last week ramped up efforts to curb cyber scams on the Thai-Myanmar border, working to free the foreign workers inside. AFP examines why the crackdown is occurring now and its broader implications for relations between the three ...
South Africa Faces Diplomatic Dilemma Under U.S. Pressure and China Loyalties
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is under growing pressure from Washington to sever ties with Iran, Russia, and China, potentially threatening Pretoria’s role in groups like the BRICS and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Despite tensions, Ramaphosa downplayed the ...
Is Europe Facing a “Lost Decade” Across the Global South?
By Lukas Fiala With Europe scrambling to adjust to a world in rapid transition, two key events will shape the continent’s ability to sustain competition with China across the Global South. The first was exemplified by Germany’s election last Sunday, which ...
Q&A: China Is Not Replacing the U.S. in the Middle East, Says Beijing’s Envoy to Israel
In the fall of 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to travel to Beijing for what was expected to be an upbeat meeting with President Xi Jinping on October 20th. Of course, Netanyahu never made that trip due to the attack by Hamas terrorists ...
Living Between Worlds With One Homeland in Heart: The Story of South African Chinese
Chinese communities in South Africa are generally divided into three distinct groups. LaoQiao (老侨), are South African-born Chinese (SABC) whose families have been in the country for generations, with ancestors arriving as early as the 1870s amid war and disaster in China. The second group, often termed ...
Israeli Media Examines Trade and Tech Relations with China
We present again an excerpt from our forthcoming report on Israeli media coverage of China in 2024. This section showcases an overview of Israeli commentators’ perspectives on trade and technological relations with China. As noted in the excerpt ...