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U.S. anxieties about China's increasingly influential presence in Latin America and the Caribbean will be a popular topic of discussion on Capitol Hill this week. Conservative Texas Senator Ted Cruz will introduce a new bipartisan resolution that calls on the United States ...
U.S. Acknowledges It Can’t Cut China Out of the EV Battery Supply Chain
For much of the past year, since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, U.S. officials have spoken at length about the urgent need to remove China from the critical minerals supply chain used, among other things, to manufacture electric vehicle batteries. ...
Climate Chart of the Day: China and the U.S. Spend the Most on Fuel Subsidies
Fossil fuel subsidies in 2022 amounted to $7 trillion globally, about 7.1% of global gross domestic product. It shot up by 18.3% year on year, partly in response to the Ukraine war, according to research by the IMF. The subsidies worsen ...
Republican Lawmakers in the U.S. Propose Yet Another Strategy to Challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Three Republican legislators in the United States feel enough isn't being done to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative and want the State Department to come up with yet another plan to blunt Beijing's "debt-trap diplomacy disguised as infrastructure development" in developing countries.
Days After Meeting Biden, Vietnam PM Calls for Closer Ties With China
Vietnam's legendary skills in managing the burgeoning Great Power rivalry between the U.S. and China were on full display this weekend when, just days after hosting President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính headed across the border for talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang.
The Downward Spiral of China-India Relations
There was a glimmer of hope last month that China and India would pull back from their increasingly contentious standoff when military commanders concluded talks along their disputed border on a somewhat optimistic note. The hope was that these talks would ...
Philippines Pushing for Permanent Structure on Second Thomas Shoal
The Philippine parliament is reportedly calling for funding to construct a permanent structure on the Second Thomas Shoal (known as the Ayungin Shoal in the Philippines and Ren’ai Jiao in China.) The atoll is at the heart of competing territorial claims between the two countries. ...
Remember Those Exploitative African “Blessing Videos” on Chinese Social Media? They’re Back. This Time in the West.
It was once very easy for Chinese social media users to spend between $15 and $40 to get a bare-chested man, a scantily clad woman or even a child to do demeaning performances in short videos that were often highly exploitative.
The Commercial Deals Cementing the U.S.-Vietnam Upgrade and China’s Response
A raft of deals announced during the weekend as part of the elevation of U.S.-Vietnam ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will take on Chinese influence in core areas, including technology and infrastructure. During his press conference in Hanoi, U.S. President ...
Venezuela Wants to Join BRICS
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s six-day visit to China has included stops in the economic and tech hubs of Guangdong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. He is also likely to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi earlier this week ...
Chinese PM Fills in for His Boss at G20, Still No Explanation From Beijing Why Xi Jinping Was a No Show
China did its very best to downplay President Xi Jinping's absence from the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi over the weekend, sending novice diplomat Premier Li Qiang in his place. At home, China's tightly controlled media made no mention of ...
China Thinks New India-Mideast-Europe Railway Announced at G20 is Really About China
The Chinese Communist Party is not impressed with the "historic" announcement made at the G20 summit in New Delhi on Saturday that aims to build a vast multi-modal transportation corridor linking India to Europe via the Middle East. The new railway, according ...