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Chinese Foreign Minister Hits the Phones to Stave Off Mideast Conflict
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently spoke by phone with his counterparts in Egypt and Jordan in a renewed Chinese diplomatic push to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently spoke by ...
FOCAC 2024: Three Trends to Watch at This Year’s Africa-China Summit
As leaders from across Africa prepare to gather with their Chinese counterparts for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), all eyes will be on the evolving dynamics of this crucial relationship. The summit, a cornerstone of Sino-African diplomacy for the past two decades, offers key insights ...
FOCAC 9: A New Five-Point Strategy for Africa-China Relations
As we approach the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), it's time for African nations to reimagine their engagement with China. This upcoming summit is a watershed moment, as this will be the first FOCAC meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the well-established patterns of exchange between ...
Israeli Media Reacts to the Beijing Declaration
By Amanda Xinyi Chen On July 23, 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his visit to the United States, where he delivered a forceful address to the U.S. Congress to drum up American support for his country’s war in the Gaza Strip. ...
China Adopts a “Wait and See” Approach to the Political Upheaval in Bangladesh
The Chinese government issued its first comments on the unfolding political crisis in Bangladesh following this week's overthrow of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country on Monday chased by an angry mob. Beijing is "closely monitoring the situation," said ...
The Sabina Shoal is the New Hot Spot For Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea
After several weeks of relative calm between China and the Philippines over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, tensions between the two sides flared anew over the weekend near Sabina Shoal — a remote reef located 139km from the Philippines province of Palawan.
Diplomacy and Development: Turkish Media on Xinjiang, Chinese Mediation, and BYD
Ahmet Faruk Işık and Leonardo Bruni On the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the establishment of China-Türkiye diplomatic ties, we reflect on these very eventful past two months for Sino-Turkish relations. From June 3 ...
Coal-Free Future: A Diary From China-Indonesia Energy Field Trip
Do you remember when the weather was small talk? It used to be a conversation you would have with a stranger at the bus stop, perhaps about the imminent rain or how unusually hot today is before it became quiet again and your ride arrived.
More Finance, Less Emissions: Chinese Investment in Africa for Low-Carbon Industrialization
By Keyi Tang, Solomon Owusu and Gideon Ndubuisi As African and Chinese leaders prepare for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), it is imperative to consider the environmental implications of China's growing economic presence in Africa. ...
Why Green Energy Will Likely Feature Prominently at FOCAC 2024
In December 2023, a glimpse of the future of Africa-China relations quietly debuted in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa. The University of Venda unveiled its new Confucius Institute. That part isn’t new – even as the state-supported Mandarin-language institutes face increasing pressure in the Global North, ...
How Is Chinese Investment in Latin America Changing?
In the past decade, Chinese investment into Latin America has so often been characterised by large infrastructure projects: roads, railways, dams and ports, among others, frequently backed by state finance, and in many countries arriving under the banner of the Belt and Road Initiative. But in recent years, ...
Palestine’s Beijing Declaration: An Indonesian Perspective
This article is co-authored by Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS. China's growing role in global peacekeeping, especially regarding Middle East affairs, ...