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Hong Kong to Assume Larger Belt and Road Role
Hong Kong will occupy a pivotal position in the Belt and Road Initiative, with Chinese officials saying its role as a financial and services hub is “irreplaceable.” The city hosted the ninth Belt and Road Summit on Wednesday. Li Yongjie, China’s deputy international ...
China to ‘Crush’ Foreign Encroachment in South China Sea: Military Official
By Ludovic Ehret China will "crush" any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory, including in the South China Sea, a senior Beijing military official said Thursday on the sidelines of a defense forum. Washington and ...
China’s Police State Goes Global at Surveillance Conference
By Isabel Kua High-tech CCTV, super-accurate DNA-testing technology and facial tracking software: China is promoting its state-of-the-art surveillance and policing tactics abroad. Delegates from law enforcement across the world descended this week on a port city ...
Chinese PM Meets Saudi Crown Prince During Riyadh Visit
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman met on Wednesday with visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss bilateral ties, Saudi state media said. Riyadh was Li's first stop in a regional Gulf trip that will also ...
China, Philippines Hold ‘Candid’ Talks on Disputed Shoal
China on Wednesday said it held "candid" high-level talks with the Philippines on South China Sea issues, particularly over a disputed reef that has been the scene of recent bilateral clashes. Chinese vice foreign minister Chen Xiaodong met with his Philippine ...
Chinese Online Reaction to Africa Summit Was Curious But Subdued Compared to Previous FOCACs
By Chi Yuan, CGSP China Researcher The recent FOCAC summit held in Beijing sparked a lively discussion online and triggered a largely skeptical response from the country's vast online community in response to President Xi Jinping's latest financial pledge for the ...
Crisis at “Africa’s Phone King” After Chinese Authorities Detain Transsion CFO
Shares of Chinese mobile phone giant Transsion Holdings bounced back in early Shanghai trading on Wednesday, following a massive sell-off of the stock triggered by news that the company's longtime CFO had been taken into custody by Chinese provincial authorities.
Chinese Prime Minister Arrives in Saudi Arabia
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi state media reported. This is the first leg of a regional Gulf trip that will also take him to the UAE. Li "arrived in Riyadh to participate in the fourth ...
Why Is China Engaging Africa? Chinese Expert Weighs In
In the run-up to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit, many tried to parse the factors driving China’s engagement with the continent. The consensus among Western commentators was a combination of Chinese need for mineral resources and their need to build political coalitions.
Time to Pay Attention to Chinese Cyberattacks in Indonesia
This article is co-authored by Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS. In the past few years, Indonesia has been bracing for a steady rise ...
African Deals Signed in Beijing Reveal Resurgence in China-Africa Relations
Kenya signed a $280.9 million loan agreement with China Development Bank to refurbish rural roads. The deal will tackle fifteen different road projects across the country. Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, John Mbadi, signed the agreement in Beijing late ...
Chinese Exports Top Forecasts but Imports Slow Sharply
China's exports jumped in August but imports fell well short of expectations, data showed Tuesday, as the country's leaders struggle to boost consumption in the world's second-largest economy. Overseas shipments expanded 8.7 percent on-year last month, according to China's General Administration ...