Category: Diplomacy
PLA Navy Warships Make First Port of Call in Cambodia’s New Chinese-Built Port
A small flotilla of Chinese warships that includes a destroyer, a frigate and a supply vessel docked at Cambodia's newly upgraded Ream naval base on Tuesday in the southwestern province of Sihanoukville. Defense Minister Tea Seiha said the PLA Navy warships came ...
Ford’s Nickel Deal With Huayou Cobalt Exposes the Limits of U.S. Influence to Counter China
The Ford Motor Company is moving forward with a massive $3.8 billion three-way nickel deal with Brazilian miner Vale and Chinese mining giant Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. Nickel is one of the key metals used to manufacture electric vehicle batteries, that companies ...
Fentanyl, Trade and Relief Supplies Top Mexican Foreign Secretary’s First Official Visit to China
Mexico's Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena Ibarra met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday in Beijing, her first official visit to the Chinese capital. The trip was framed as a follow-up from last month's meeting between their two presidents, Andrés ...
Bahrain’s Top Climate Negotiator Jokes With Chinese Counterpart That He’s Been “Busy Finding Oil”
China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua was caught in an uncomfortable situation at the COP28 conference in Dubai when a reporter from Sky News recorded him in what appears to be an awkward conversation with his counterpart from Bahrain, Mohamed bin Mubarak bin Daina.
What the U.S. Needs to Do to Better Compete With China in Development Finance
There's a growing sense of anxiety in Washington over what the U.S. can do to better compete with China to finance infrastructure in developing countries around the world. For much of the past three years, the Biden administration has made the ...
Belt and Road Initiative at 10: Milestones and Concerns Across Southeast Asia
China held its third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in October, with leaders from Southeast Asia in attendance to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). At the opening ceremony, the Chinese president Xi Jinping posed with ...
Agreements At COP28 But Key Problems Remain Untouched
China supported some key agreements unveiled at the COP28 climate gathering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over the weekend. However, it refused to join a popular decarbonization pledge, showing that key disputes remain unresolved. The early agreements include the Oil & Gas ...
Argentina Will Not Join BRICS, Says Incoming Foreign Minister
Argentina will not join the China-led BRICS group when President-Elect Javier Milei takes office, the incoming foreign minister said, emphasizing the many possible shakeups to come under the new administration. “We will not join the BRICS,” said Diana Mondino, who is set ...
China’s ‘Swarming Ships’ and Philippines’ ‘Christmas Convoy’ Reignite South China Sea Tensions
Nerves are back on edge in the South China Sea as confrontations between Chinese and Filipino forces resume after a brief lull in activity. The Philippines is accusing China of “swarming” a disputed reef in the area with more than 100 ...
U.S. Navy Ship ‘Seriously Violated’ China’s Sovereignty: Chinese Military
China condemned the U.S. for sending a navy warship through disputed waters in the South China Sea, highlighting ongoing military tensions between the countries. The USS Gabrielle Giffords reportedly sailed near the Second Thomas Shoal on Monday, “seriously violating China’s sovereignty ...
Wang Yi Wraps Two-Day Visit to Vietnam in Advance of Xi’s Expected Arrival Later This Month
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up a two-day visit to Hanoi on Saturday, where he held high-level talks with the leadership as part of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation. Wang's visit is also widely seen as an advance ...
China-India Border Talks Hint at Possible De-Escalation
Chinese and Indian officials hope to cool down a simmering border dispute that has pushed bilateral relations close to a crisis point over the last few years. This follows “constructive” talks between the two countries late last week. While no major ...




