Category: Diplomacy

BRICS Faces a Test as China and India Offer Starkly Different Responses to War

In the space of 24 hours, between Sunday and Monday, the foreign ministers from both China and India laid out their respective governments’ positions on the escalating war in the Middle East. In Beijing, China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, was unsparing ...

China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker

By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing ...

U.S. Push to Counter China Looms Over Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Saturday with a dozen right-wing leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss issues facing the region, from organized crime to illegal immigration. The "Shield of the Americas" summit also aims to serve Washington ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Why Green Energy Will Be the Big Winner of the Iran Crisis

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research
Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks to fracking. 

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Is China Building a New World Order?

China has launched a series of global governance and trade initiatives over the past decade that have sparked concern in U.S. and European capitals about whether Beijing is seeking to displace the Western-led international order. The so-called "5Gs" include the ...

Ships Brandish China-Links to Weave Through Strait of Hormuz

Ships anchored in the Gulf or transiting the Strait of Hormuz are changing their tracking data to boast links to China in an attempt to evade Iranian attacks, according to data from shipping tracker Marine Traffic analyzed by AFP. Iran has ...

China’s Wang Yi Criticizes U.S. and Defends Multilateral Order at Annual Press Briefing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi forcefully denounced the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, saying the conflict “should never have happened.” Wang restated Beijing's call for a ceasefire and renewed his offer to help mediate an end to the conflict. Wang, ...

China Condemns ‘Evil Designs’ of Taiwan Premier’s Japan Visit

China on Monday condemned the "evil designs" of Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai's rare visit to Japan over the weekend, on a trip he said was to support the island's baseball team and was private. Cho flew to Japan on Saturday to watch Taiwan play in the ...

China Says Opposes Any Targeting of New Iran Leader

China said Monday that Iran's decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was a domestic matter, and it opposed any attempt to target him. Israel's military has threatened to target any successor ...

China’s Middle East Envoy Urges War De-Escalation During Saudi Talks

China's envoy to the Middle East urged de-escalation in the conflict-ridden region and called for attacks on civilians to be condemned during talks with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Beijing said Monday. The war, triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, ...

China’s Top Diplomat Warns That U.S.-China Estrangement Risks Global Catastrophe as Xi-Trump Summit Looms

By Liz Lee and Xiuhao Chen U.S.-China dialogue is vital to preventing globally damaging miscalculations, China's top diplomat said on Sunday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this month between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.

China’s Growing Influence Tops Trump Agenda Hosting Latin American Leaders

By Nandita Bose, Sarah Morland and David Brunnstrom President Donald Trump will host Latin American leaders in Florida on Saturday as his administration seeks to counter China's growing influence in the region, a diplomatic show just days after U.S. strikes on ...

Australia Complains to China After Encounter Between Military Helicopters

Australia has raised concerns with China following an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter between two military helicopters, the defence department said on Friday. An Australian military helicopter was flying over international waters in the Yellow Sea when it was intercepted by a Chinese helicopter ...

Senior Chinese Policy Adviser Warned Iran’s Deterrence Was Eroding Before U.S.-Israel Attack

Only days before the United States killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one of China’s leading Middle East experts, who also serves as an adviser within Beijing’s foreign policy ecosystem, publicly warned about Iran's rapidly eroding “deterrence power” and the existential danger facing the Islamic Republic. ...

China in Talks With Iran to Allow Safe Oil and Gas Passage Through Hormuz, Sources Say

By Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran intensifies, three diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Chinese Experts Warn Investors to Reconsider Gulf Bets as Middle East Risks Escalate

In the face of historic security threats across the Middle East, Chinese economic and legal experts are urging investors to implement geopolitical risk management immediately.  The warning specifically targets the Gulf states, a region that has become a premier hotspot for ...
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