Category: Elections

China’s Mining and Port Power in Peru Draws Renewed U.S. Attention

By Lucinda Elliott and Marco Aquino As Peru heads into the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, Washington is mounting its most assertive push in years to shore up influence in the major copper producer that has become a ...

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Three New Polls Show China is Edging Past the U.S. as the World’s Partner

Worry about the Trump administration’s decision-making is leading the public around the world to see China as an increasingly attractive counter-option. This is the main takeaway from three large public opinion polls released recently.
The annual Gallup poll of 130 countries is the largest of the three. They also include new Arab Barometer polling of countries in the Middle East, and an annual ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute poll of Southeast Asia.

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Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Becomes President, China Promises Support

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. His ...

How China Became Part of Peru’s Political Crisis

In mid-February, Peruvian president José Jerí was removed from his position of head of state after only four months in office. The ousting wasn’t particularly shocking. Peru has experienced a prolonged governance crisis, with seven presidents cycling through office over the last ten years, the shortest tenure ...

Post-Uprising Polls Won’t Shake Nepal’s Delicate India-China Balance

By Aishwarya Kumar Nepal votes next week for the first time since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, but analysts say any winner will likely maintain the delicate diplomatic balance between its two giant neighbors, India and China. ...

Chinese Think Tank Calls Myanmar Vote a ‘Fake Election’ but Sees Strategic Gains for Beijing

In a rare blunt assessment, an analysis from China’s prominent state-backed think tank, The Institute for International Affairs in Qianhai, a district of Shenzhen in southern China, denounced Myanmar’s general election under military rule last month, saying the process lacked legitimacy and would do nothing ...

Sara Duterte’s Presidential Run Signals Possible Philippines Shift From Washington to Beijing

By Mikhail Flores Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday that she will run for president in the 2028 elections while blaming incumbent leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr for the country's problems, including corruption. The ...

Bangladesh Inauguration Invites Reveal Careful Balancing

The leaders of thirteen countries, including China, India, and Pakistan, have reportedly been invited to the swearing-in of Bangladesh’s newly elected government on Tuesday. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Tarique Rahman, will be inaugurated as the country’s new leader. His ...

Bangladesh Election Fuels China Pivot, Reshaping South Asia’s Power Balance

Bangladesh's national election on Thursday may shift South Asia's geopolitical balance as China expands influence while India's regional standing weakens. The vote follows last year's student uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who remains sheltered in India despite extradition requests. ...

China Set to Widen Footprint in Bangladesh as India’s Ties Decline

By Tora Agarwala China’s influence in Bangladesh, boosted by the 2024 ouster of New Delhi‑aligned leader Sheikh Hasina, is likely to deepen after this week's election, although politicians and analysts say India is too large a neighbor to be sidelined completely.

Japan PM’s Big Election Win Could Mean More Beef With Beijing

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s thumping election win has blunted domestic opposition to her hawkish security agenda, encouraging plans to press ahead with a defence expansion that China has condemned as a return to militarism. As the scale of her ...

Tokyo Hopes Voters Will Hand PM Takaichi New Clout to Counter China

By John Geddie, Tamiyuki Kihara, Tim Kelly and Antoni Slodkowski China may rethink its escalating pressure campaign on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi if she delivers a resounding victory in a February 8 snap election, say current and former Japanese officials and ...

Migration, China Ties Dominate as Trump Ally Prepares to Lead Honduras

By Joan Suazo Conservative businessman Nasry "Tito" Asfura will be sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras, two months after being helped to election victory by U.S. President Donald Trump. Asfura was declared the winner ...

Myanmar Completes China-Supported Election

Voting has concluded in the final round of national elections in Myanmar. The vote is widely expected to entrench the power of the ruling military junta, which took power in 2021 after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratic government.
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