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TikTok Finds Its Way Back Into Indonesia’s Booming E-Commerce Market
Chinese-owned TikTok announced on Monday that it is taking over 75% stake in Tokopedia, the Indonesian e-commerce unit of GoTo’s super-app ecosystem. The company said that it will spend a total of $1.5 billion and that the transaction will be completed by the first quarter of ...
COP28 Ends With Fossil Fuel Compromise, Many Unanswered Questions
This year’s COP28 will likely be remembered for its epic fights about fossil fuel use. For the first time in the gathering’s history, an explicit commitment to “phase out” fossil fuels was on the agenda. The delegates didn’t get there, committing to “transition away” from hydrocarbons instead. ...
The Strategy Behind Vietnam’s Decision to Back China’s “Common Destiny” Agenda
Xi Jinping's "Community of Common Destiny" is little more than a slogan for a lot of international observers but that thinking may be out of date now that China is using it as a core organizing principle of its foreign policy. ...
China and Vietnam Agree to Landmark Upgrade in Ties; Sign Dozens of Deals on Everything From Railways to Data
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a two-day visit to Hanoi on Wednesday after meeting with key Vietnamese leaders, including Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and National Assembly head Vương Đình Hu. Xi returns to Beijing with a long-sought upgrade in diplomatic ties ...
Xi Lands in Vietnam, Hanoi Expected to Join to China’s Common Destiny Agenda
Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Tuesday to begin a high-profile two-day visit that is laced with geopolitical symbolism. Xi was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính who accompanied the president across town to ...
Who Will Come to the Rescue? The Inadequacies of the Global Financial Safety Net and Its Impact on Developing Countries
By Marina Zucker-Marques and William N. Kring In an era marked by ‘higher-for-longer’ interest rates and restricted access to international financial markets, access to emergency liquidity financing is essential for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) to weather economic ...
China To Play Key Role at “Hardest” Climate Meeting
China’s position on the phasing out of fossil fuels remains unclear as the COP28 climate summit nears its end. Wrangles about getting rid of fossil fuels have come to dominate the pivotal gathering in Dubai. Speaking at a news conference in Dubai during ...
Vietnam Expected to Announce Landmark Decision to Join China’s “Common Destiny” Agenda During Xi Visit to Hanoi
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet kicked off what is going to be a very busy week in Vietnamese diplomacy when he began a two-day visit to Hanoi on Monday that will overlap with the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. ...
Examining New Data on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment across the Wider Mediterranean Region
By Leonardo Bruni Here at the ChinaMed Project, we are pleased to announce that we recently updated our database, ChinaMed Data, with the latest figures on Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the wider Mediterranean region. In this edition of the ...
If the U.S. Really Wants to Compete With China in Africa, Then It Needs to Keep Its Promises
It was almost a year ago when Joe Biden promised everyone at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that he would visit the continent in 2023. Now, with just two weeks left before the Christmas holiday, the president’s pledge is looking increasingly uncertain.
Awkward Timing as Italy Withdraws from BRI
Italy has announced its formal withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative after joining the China-centered infrastructure and investment project in 2019. The timing of the announcement that Rome won't renew its BRI commitment is notable. It came only a day before the ...
China’s Contradictory Position At COP28
Keeping track of China’s role at the COP28 climate gathering has been an exercise in sitting with contradiction. On the one hand, China’s the worst! A study released this week showed that Chinese and Indian emissions pushed dangerous heat-trapping emissions 1.1% higher ...