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China’s Copper Smelting Boom Backfires Amid Global Supply Strains

Over the past decade, China positioned itself as a leader in copper refining, accounting for more than half of global capacity. Its strategy designed to secure control over key critical minerals meant to power everything from clean energy grids to electric vehicles, defense equipment, and construction ...

New Corridor, New Strategy: China’s Bi-Oceanic Railway and Latin America’s Trade Route Battleground

A series of geopolitical pressures is forcing China to rethink its approach to Latin America’s strategic waterways. Since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office, Washington has stepped up efforts to curtail Chinese influence in the Panama Canal, a vital artery for global trade and military logistics. ...

Peru Seeks Rail Meeting with China, Brazil

Peru’s economic ministry said it is seeking a high-level meeting with counterparts in Brazil and China to take an ambitious plan to build a cross-continental railway to the next level. This follows a meeting between Economy Minister Raul Perez Reyes and ...

Chinese, Brazilian Officials Discuss Building New Transcontinental Railway to Peru Megaport

Nearly a dozen officials from the China State Railway Group and China's Transportation Ministry spent last week in Brasília holding talks about building a massive transcontinental rail line that would link Brazil to the Chinese-operated Chancay megaport in Peru. The discussions are ...

U.S. or China? Latin America Under Pressure to Pick a Side

Latin America has emerged as a key battleground in U.S. President Donald Trump's confrontation with China, and the region is coming under pressure from Washington to choose a side. The Trump administration's approach to China's growing Latin American footprint -- seen as ...

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How to Lure Chinese Financing Back to the Global South: Report

Global South countries face increasing financing pressure, endangering their ability to keep developing while also implementing measures to deal with a growing climate crisis. The disruption of global trade is coupled with a larger megatrend: flows of international capital to the developing world have turned negative. This means that countries are now routinely paying more to service loans than they receive in disbursements.

The vast majority of Global South borrowers ...

China Has Invested Billions in Ports Around the World. This Is Why the West Is so Concerned

By Claudio Bozzi, Lecturer in Law at Deakin University On his way to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in November, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to officially open a new $3.6 billion deepwater mega-port in ...

At Summit Under Trump Shadow, Xi and Biden Signal Turbulence Ahead

By Danny Kemp and Mariette Le Roux U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday warned of turbulent times ahead in remarks at an Asia-Pacific economic summit in Lima overshadowed by Donald Trump's impending return to the White ...

At APEC, China’s Xi Warns of Growing ‘Unilateralism’

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world on Friday that it was entering an era of growing "unilateralism" and "protectionism" in comments at a major Asia-Pacific trade summit in Peru. Xi was in Lima for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit ...

Xi Inaugurates South America’s First Chinese-Funded Port in Peru

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday inaugurated Latin America's first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru -- a symbol of the Asian superpower's growing influence on the continent as it prepares to face off with a new Donald Trump administration. The $3.5-billion ...

U.S. Urges Vigilance on Chinese Investment as Xi Opens Peru Port

The United States on Thursday called on Latin American nations to be vigilant about Chinese investment as President Xi Jinping inaugurated a major port in Peru. Xi, in Peru alongside US President Joe Biden for the APEC summit, was opening the ...

Biden, Xi Arrive in Peru Ahead of Face-to-Face at Asia-Pacific Summit

By Hector Velasco and Mariëtte Le Roux US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrive Thursday in Lima for an Asia-Pacific summit overshadowed by the prospect of a world embroiled in trade wars under Donald Trump.

Biden, Xi to Meet in Peru on Saturday: US Official

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Saturday at the APEC summit in Peru, in what will likely be their last encounter before Donald Trump returns to the White House, US officials said. The meeting will be ...
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