Author: CGSP Staff

Interesting North/South splits are emerging ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. President on Monday. New polling data from the European Council on Foreign Relations shows that while key Global South publics like Saudi Arabia and India think Trump’s return will benefit both their own countries and the ...

Amid complaints from Philippine authorities that a large Chinese Coast Guard vessel has repeatedly entered their exclusive economic zone (EEZ,) rumors are circulating that Chinese forces may have started patrolling parts of the so-called Nine Dash Line. China uses the line to demarcate what it claims as its historical ...

China’s trade surplus with the world last year almost equaled $1 trillion. Trade numbers announced on Monday show that exports rose 10.7%, outpacing predictions. This record high means that Chinese manufacturing is ruling global manufacturing on a scale not seen since the U.S.’ central role at the end of ...

Outgoing U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan arrived in New Delhi on Monday for two days of talks with senior officials, including his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. The White House indicated on Friday that Sullivan plans to discuss India's concerns about China's proposed new mega-dam in Tibet. 

A partner company to the Chinese auto giant BYD reportedly used irregular visas to bring hundreds of Chinese workers to build a factory in Brazil. It is the latest revelation from an ongoing labor scandal following authorities’ discovery of 163 workers for the contractor Jinjiang working in “slavery-like ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Chad reportedly almost took an unexpected turn, with the country’s military saying it foiled an attack on the presidential headquarters in the capital of N’Djamena just hours after Wang’s talks with government officials. At ...

The Indian government has raised concerns following the news late last year that China has approved a large new hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. The Indian Foreign Ministry complained late last week that downstream countries’ use of the water would be affected by the ...

Indonesia has become the latest formal member of the BRICS group. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry announced that the economic powerhouse was unanimously accepted by the group of emerging powers. China’s Foreign Ministry praised the move as “in line with the common interest of BRICS member states and the ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized China’s support for African modernization during his meetings with senior Namibian officials on Monday. Wang is in the country as part of the annual Foreign Minister tour of the continent, traditionally the Chinese FM's first trip of the year.

China’s deputy permanent envoy to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, warned the incoming Syrian government to avoid supporting terrorism. This follows a video uploaded by the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), a Uyghur militia that opposed the reign of deposed President Bashar al-Assad, ...

China and India have agreed on a six-point consensus document that will set the terms of the further normalization of their border relations. The agreement resulted from a meeting on Wednesday between Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister ...