Category: Politics
Possible U.S.-China Cooperation in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is currently scrambling for support amid its worst economic crisis since independence. But the crisis could provide a rare opportunity for cooperation between China and the United States. Qi Zhenhong, China’s ambassador to the South Asian island state, met with his U.S counterpart Julie Chung this week.
China’s Top Diplomats for MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa Are Both Touring the Continent
A flurry of high-level Chinese diplomacy is underway in Africa in the run-up to next week's Horn of Africa conference that Beijing is co-hosting with the Ethiopian government. On Sunday, Wang Di, China's top diplomat for the Middle East and North ...
China’s Special Envoy For the Horn of Africa Makes Final Preparations Ahead of Next Week’s Peace Conference
China's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa met last week with diplomatic representatives from the eight Horn of Africa countries to go over details ahead of next Monday's first-ever Chinese-sponsored HoA peace conference that it's co-hosting with the Ethiopian government. Per Chinese diplomatic protocol, ...
China and Forced Displacement in an Age of Crises
By Hugo Jones The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has estimated that the number of forcibly displaced people across the globe now surpasses 100 million. Weak economic growth, compounded by an emerging food crisis, is likely to inflate this ...
Tibor Nagy’s Disingenuous Questioning of Chinese Mining Investments in Africa
Like an inquisitor against a backdrop of anti-Chinese criticism, former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Africa Tibor Nagy posted a tweet questioning China's role in the African mining sector: https://twitter.com/TiborPNagyJr/status/1533171803719450625 ...
Africa in the Era of Great Power Competition
Policymakers in most African countries are facing unimaginable challenges brought on by the pandemic, economic disruption, climate change, and the impact of the war in Ukraine. As if that wasn't enough, the increasingly contentious U.S.-China conflict adds even more uncertainty.
China, Cambodia Break Ground on Controversial Navy Base Renovation Project
Cambodian and Chinese officials dismissed international concerns about a new Chinese-financed upgrade of a navy base in the southern Preah Sihanouk province during a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. Defense Minister Tea Banh and China's ambassador Wang Wentian both refuted reports published earlier this week by T
Chinese Media Uses Oft-Used Tactic to Dismiss U.S. Concerns Over PLA Port in Cambodia
The Chinese media reaction to the Washington Post report about the PLAN's purported desire to build a navy base in Cambodia closely adhered to an often-used template used to challenge unfavorable stories: Discredit the report.
China’s Rivals Consider Implications of Possible New PLAN Base in Cambodia
China's reported desire to build a navy facility in Cambodia is prompting careful scrutiny from analysts in rival nations, notably the United States and Taiwan. Ryan Ho Kilpatrick, a reporter at the Taiwan-government-funded media outlet TaiwanPlus, spoke with Michael Mazza, a defense ...
PLAN Base Story in Cambodia Fits Nicely With China Threat Narrative in U.S.
The Washington Post story is playing nicely in the United States, where suspicions about China's military ambitions are already quite pronounced. It's notable, however, that Senator Hagerty would consider the small base that the PLAN is purportedly building in Cambodia a ...
Wang Yi Wraps Up Central Asia Tour With Promises of Closer Economic and Security Ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is heading home after a four-day trip to Kazakhstan this week, where he sought to bolster trade and security ties with five Central Asian countries. The group, known as the China + Central Asia or C+C5, met ...
China, Kazakhstan Worry About “Spillover” From the War In Ukraine to Countries in Central Asia
Concerns that the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine will spread to Central Asia was a key topic of conversation on Tuesday during talks between Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang also issued a veiled warning to the ...