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After almost five years and $140 million, the new Chinese-financed and built parliament building in Zimbabwe is now ready for use. The building was almost entirely paid for by the Chinese government and provided as a "gift" to Zimbabwe. (THE HERALD)
No Surprise, Chinese State Media Didn’t Think Much of PGII, But They Actually Raised a Few Interesting Points
The Chinese nationalist tabloid Global Times was among the first to launch broadsides against the G7's latest effort to challenge the Belt and Road. Predictably, the paper interviewed several scholars who all discredited the new program, but rather than simply dismiss it, as they often do, they ...
PGII Will Channel a Lot of Private Capital to Developing Countries But What About the Debt?
Even as the G7 was unveiling its new Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII), protesters in the Alpine town hosting the summit were calling for more action on infrastructure-related debt. This debate has recently centered around the impact of Chinese debt, particularly as part of ...
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 ...
One Day After the Announcement of PGII, Everyone has Questions
The G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII), announced on Monday, is the newest Western initiative aimed at countering the influence in the Global South of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI.) Perhaps predictably, the announcement drew sharp criticism from official ...
China’s Overseas Fishing Fleet and the Global South
by Chris Alden and Sérgio Chichava While much of the Western attention is focused on the grey zone activities pursued by Chinese fishing fleets and their purported role in the strategic expansion of China’s interests in the South China Sea, less ...
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 in private and public ...
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 ...