Category: Infrastructure

Monument Honoring China’s Contribution to Panama Canal Torn Down

Near the entrance to the Panama Canal, a monument to China's contributions to the interoceanic waterway was torn down Saturday night by order of local authorities. The move comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has made threats in recent months to ...

China’s High-Speed Rail Network Passes 50,000 km With New Line

China’s high-speed rail network has crossed 50,000 kilometers of operating track, state media reported, with authorities opening a new line linking Xi’an and Yan’an in northwestern China on Friday. China marked the milestone by launching the Xi’an–Yan’an high-speed route in ...

Kuwait Signs $4.1 Billion Deal With China to Build Port

Kuwait has signed a $4.1 billion deal with China to complete construction of a major port, as the oil-rich country seeks to diversify its economy and play a larger role in global trade. The State Audit Bureau, a government oversight body ...

U.S. Grants Loan for Strategic Angola Rail Line

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said it has agreed a loan for the refurbishment of a rail link in Angola strategic for the transport of minerals which are in high demand at American firms. In an announcement Wednesday, the ...

Panama Ports Deal Hits a Wall

The Trump administration’s efforts to lessen Chinese influence in the Panama Canal have reportedly hit an impasse. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Chinese government is demanding a majority stake for the Chinese shipping giant Cosco in a proposed deal to sell several ports to the U.S. ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

CGSP Take: How Does the Venezuela Crisis Affect China’s Relationship with the Global South?

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research,
China has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela and its detention of President Nicolás Maduro. 

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Nepal Charges Chinese Company with Corruption

An anti-corruption body in Nepal charged 55 people, including five ex-ministers, with corruption. They are accused of colluding with China CAMC Engineering Co., a subsidiary of the state-owned corporation Sinomach, in corruption related to an airport tender. The body ...

Beijing Court Orders Compensation for Eight MH370 Passengers

A Beijing court has ordered compensation for some families of Chinese passengers who vanished on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The rulings are the first clear decisions in lawsuits that have dragged on for nearly 12 years. The Chaoyang District People’s ...

Iran and Türkiye Agree on Joint Construction of Cross-Continental Rail Line

Iran and Türkiye have agreed to cooperate on building a rail line that will connect to a Eurasian logistics network connecting China and Europe. On Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan at a ...

Why the Myanmar Side of the China–Myanmar Railway Can’t Move Forward

In 2022, China opened a new railway between Dali and Baoshan in Yunnan. It was meant to be the first step of a much bigger vision: a rail line running across Myanmar to the deep-sea port of Kyaukpyu, giving China’s southwest a direct outlet to the Indian ...

Why Argentina Is Turning to China’s Natural-Gas Buses in an Age of EV

Argentina recently committed $45 million to purchase 150 natural-gas buses from China’s King Long, a move that may seem counterintuitive to readers accustomed to seeing Latin American cities embrace full electrification. But an article on a WeChat public account focused on Latin America’s economy explains that ...

Kenya Launches $1.5 Billion Road Project With Chinese Firms

Kenya on Friday launched a $1.5 billion road expansion project financed by Chinese firms, including a state-owned company. Beijing is among Kenya's top five development lenders, with Nairobi owing China some $4.7 billion, according to official 2025 data. ...

China Likely to Bid on Building New Panama Canal Ports

China is among parties interested in bidding to build two new ports on the Panama Canal, its administrator said Tuesday, despite U.S. talk of retaking control of the vital trade route. U.S. President Donald Trump made the threat earlier this year, ...
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