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The Capture of a Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Sets Off a Storm of Pride and Unease Online

The recent capture of Zhang Zhidong, a Chinese fentanyl kingpin, by Mexican authorities has triggered a wave of conflicted reactions across Chinese social media.  He quickly earned the nickname “the Chinese Walter White,” a reference to the anti-hero of ...

China Pushes Back on Mexican Tariff Plans

China’s Foreign Ministry has lodged its opposition to plans by the Mexican government to impose a range of tariffs on Chinese imports. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Tuesday that Beijing “firmly opposes moves taken under coercion to impose restrictions on China or hurt China’s legitimate ...

China’s Young Travelers Unexpectedly Flood Mexico’s Día de Muertos

The number of Chinese travelers at Mexico’s Día de Muertos this year was so high that, as one WeChat article noted, “Mandarin has become the second language along the avenue.”  The story, published by Lvjie News, a popular travel-focused WeChat ...

Balancing Giants: APEC, the Pacific Alliance, and Latin America’s Quest for Strategic Autonomy

The 2025 APEC Summit, held in early November in Gyeongju, South Korea, came to a close with a hopeful image: a renewed spirit of dialogue between the United States and China following a bilateral meeting between President Trump and President Xi. 

Learning the Latin American Way: How Chinese Companies Are Rewriting Their Playbook Overseas

A report in the popular nationalist news site Guancha.cn (Observer) draws on a year of field interviews with Chinese managers and entrepreneurs working across Latin America. It explores how firms accustomed to China’s high-speed, KPI-driven culture are adapting to Latin America’s “life-first” ethos, where social trust, ...

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“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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Alleged Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Extradited From Cuba to US: Mexico Govt

A Chinese citizen accused of trafficking fentanyl has been extradited from Cuba to the United States, according to the Mexican government, which helped facilitate the transfer. Zhi Dong Zhang -- known as "Brother Wang" -- escaped house arrest in Mexico in ...

Cuba Captures Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Wanted by Mexico, U.S.

Cuba has arrested a Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico in July and is also wanted by the United States, Mexican security sources told AFP on Wednesday. The trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang, known by the alias "Brother Wang," ...

China Warns Mexico Over Escalating Trade Fight as Tariff, Anti-Dumping Actions Mount

The Chinese government warned Mexico that it would “take all necessary measures” to protect its interests in a rapidly escalating trade dispute between the two countries. China's powerful Ministry of Commerce issued a blunt statement on Friday that condemned Mexico's decision ...

Mexico’s Tariff Move Risks Binding Itself to U.S. Protectionism, Chinese Scholar Warns

Phoenix News published a commentary by Liu Ying, a researcher at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University, on Mexico’s surprise proposal to raise tariffs on imports from countries without free trade agreements.  Announced on September 10 by ...

Sheinbaum Denies Tariff Rise Is Chinese ‘Coercion’

Mexico's president denied Friday that a proposed new tariff of up to 50 percent on imports from certain countries was a coercive measure targeting China. Beijing said Thursday it "firmly opposes any coercion" after President Claudia Sheinbaum announced higher duties on ...

China Says ‘Firmly Opposes Coercion’ as Mexico Mulls Car Tariffs

China on Thursday said it "firmly opposes any coercion" after Mexico proposed a 50-percent duty on car imports from the Asian giant. The initiative, contained in a bill submitted by Mexico's government to Congress, seeks to assuage U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Rubio Presses Mexico on Cartels and Fentanyl as China Looms in U.S. Security Push

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio headed Tuesday on his first trip in office to Mexico, which has so far succeeded in navigating treacherous terrain with President Donald Trump who wants tough action on migration and cartels. Rubio is set to ...
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