Country: China
Prominent China Scholar Maps a Way Out For Beijing’s Global South Debt Crisis
With the global economy steadily sliding towards recession, a growing number of Chinese bankers are no doubt becoming increasingly nervous about whether they'll ever see again the tens of billions of dollars they lent to developing countries over the past two decades. ...
Tuvalu Minister Pulls out of U.N. Ocean Conference After China Blocks Its Taiwanese Delegates
Simon Kofe, the foreign minister of Tuvalu, pulled out of the United Nations Ocean Conference opening in Portugal on Monday after China blocked the participation of three Taiwanese included in the tiny Pacific island nation's delegation list, according to Radio New Zealand. (REUTERS)
Communist Party of China Reaches Out to Nigerian Political Parties
Nigeria’s Inter-Party Advisory Council, an umbrella organization representing all the country’s registered political parties, held a joint seminar with the Chinese embassy and the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Under the ...
B3W 2.0: The $600 Billion “Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment”
G7 leaders unveiled their latest effort to challenge China's Belt and Road Initiative with the announcement of the "Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)." The new plan was revealed on Sunday at the leaders' summit in Germany and included pledges to raise $600 billion ...
U.S. Forms Coalition to Break China’s Hold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains
The United States, along with partner countries in North America, Europe, and Asia unveiled a new Mineral Security Partnership (MSP) pact earlier this month that aims to challenge China's control of supply chains for critical resources like cobalt and rare earths.
U.S. and Its Allies in Asia Form New Group to Counter China’s Rising Influence in the South Pacific
The United States formed yet another coalition with a catchy tagline intended to push back against China's growing clout, this time in the South Pacific. The United States, Japan, Australia, Britain, and New Zealand announced ...
USAID Emails Reveal Anxiety Over China’s Solomon Islands Security Pact
Newly-released emails obtained by Al Jazeera through a Freedom of Information request highlight U.S. unease over China's recent security agreement with the Solomon Islands. "Yikes! This is very troubling," said Ryan Washburn, USAID mission director to the ...
China, Iran Aim to Boost Trade Through New Railway
A new railway cargo line connecting the southwestern Chinese province of Ningxia with the northern Iranian port city of Anzali is now operational. The new 8,500-kilometer route is supposedly twice as fast as other overland transport routes and even speedier than an earlier rail link. ...
How Did China Do in Its First Horn of Africa Peace Conference?
China's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing, wrapped up a two-day peace conference in Addis Ababa last week, Beijing's first-ever effort to mediate conflicts outside of Asia. Xue personally offered to serve as a broker to help resolve ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: The United States To Re-launch B3W at Next Week’s G7 Conference
The United States will re-launch the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative at next week's G7 conference with a new program that aims to provide an alternative to Chinese infrastructure financing in the Global South. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan did not provide many details on the new ...