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What Makes China’s Foreign Aid Different

Soon after USAID was closed in February, speculation circulated that China would move quickly to fill the void left by the United States. That did not happen. While the Chinese did step in to provide ...
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China-Africa and the Cost of Unused Talent
Wale, 29, from the African country of Benin, is a graduate student at Huzhou University, east China's Zhejiang province. (Photo by Yang xiaoxia / Imaginechina / Imaginechina via AFP)
When it comes to the China-Africa story, most people first think about infrastructure. Those who follow it more closely might think of diplomacy. But China-Africa relations is also a story about hundreds, maybe even thousands, of African students trained in China through scholarships and bilateral partnerships.

China Says Cambodia, Thailand Ready to De-escalate After Wang Yi Calls

China says Cambodia and Thailand are prepared to de-escalate and move toward a cease-fire after separate phone calls with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Thailand has said any truce depends on Cambodian action, and Phnom Penh has yet to publicly confirm ...

China Mediates in Cambodia-Thailand Crisis

China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that it is dispatching an envoy to mediate in the growing border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, as the peace deal for which U.S. President Donald Trump took credit threatens to fall apart.

What the U.S. Strategy Debate Gets Wrong About China

By Lukas Fiala Over the last week, all of us have pored over the latest U.S. National Security Strategy. As many have pointed out, one of the most striking developments is the shift towards recognising the Western Hemisphere as a primary ...

Chinese Weapons a Trigger in Thai-Cambodia Conflict: Report

Thai airstrikes against Cambodian military facilities on Monday reportedly targeted Chinese-made rockets. Reuters reported a Thai military official saying the strikes were preceded by surveillance showing the presence of Chinese rockets that could hit civilian targets. The Thai military calculated that the ...

China Presses Malaysia and Cambodia Over US Trade Deals

China has asked Malaysia and Cambodia to explain the trade agreements they signed with the United States in October, issuing rare public complaints that the deals require the two Southeast Asian governments to adopt American security-related trade measures. China’s Ministry ...

Thai Court Rules Chinese Scam Hub Tycoon to Be Extradited

A tycoon linked to illegal scam hub operations on the Thai-Myanmar border will be extradited to face criminal charges in China, a court in Bangkok ordered on Monday. Chinese businessman She Zhijiang, 43, has been in detention in Thailand since 2022, ...

Cambodia’s Prince Group, Target of U.S. and UK Sanctions

U.S. and UK authorities unveiled sanctions this week against Chen Zhi, a British-Cambodian tycoon accused of running cyberscam operations where workers, some trafficked, carry out transnational fraud schemes that have netted billions of dollars. AFP takes a look at the man, ...

China-Built Frigate for Cambodia Clears Trials; Second Ship at 50%

One of two China-built frigates for Cambodia has completed assembly and passed technical trials, with a second vessel halfway built, former Cambodia defense minister Tea Banh said in a Facebook post dated Oct. 3. Tea Banh said the frigate is ...

China’s Defense Minister Lays Out Security Priorities

China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun laid out the country’s defense priorities in his opening speech at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum. About 1,800 representatives from more than 100 countries attended the annual defense gathering. Dong met with defense heads from Malaysia, Cambodia, ...

Cambodia Deepens China Defense Ties at Xiangshan Forum

Cambodia deepened defense ties with China and opened talks with regional counterparts at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China. Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Seiha addressed the conference and held a meeting with China’s defense minister. Seiha ...

China’s COMAC Seals Cambodia Deal For Up To 20 C909 Jets

China’s COMAC said Cambodia’s flag carrier signed a memorandum of understanding for 10 C909 jets, with options for 10 more. The agreement could become the aircraft’s largest overseas order. The signing took place in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Tuesday. COMAC ...

Cambodia Defends China’s BRI Against Debt-Trap Accusation

China’s Belt and Road Initiative drew a forceful defense from Cambodia’s leadership this week, even as the accusations, mainly from the U.S. and its allies, over “debt-trap diplomacy” continue to shadow Beijing’s flagship infrastructure program. The phrase, coined in 2017 after ...
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