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China’s Economic Growth Slows Amid Sputtering Domestic Demand

Employees work on the production line at the Anhui Jingjiu Silk Company in Fuyang, east China's Anhui province, on October 20, 2025. (Photo by -STR / AFP)
By Peter Catterall and Isabel Kua China’s economic growth slipped below five percent in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed Monday, the slowest pace in a year in the face of ...
by Agence France-Presse

Shooting at Chinese-Run Mine in Zimbabwe Rekindles Tensions With Local Communities

Tensions between the Chinese business community and local residents in eastern Zimbabwe are boiling in the aftermath of a shooting earlier this month at a Chinese-run mine. The incident took place on ...
by Eric Olander

Aussie PM Meets Trump With Critical Minerals on Offer

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape after the signing of the Pukpuk treaty at Parliament House in Canberra on October 6, 2025. Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP
By David Williams Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, touting his country’s abundant critical minerals as a way to loosen China’s grip over global supplies. ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Boasts of Crackdown on Scam Centers on Myanmar Border

This aerial photo taken on September 17, 2025 shows the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border province of Tak. Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Chinese authorities are boasting of a sweeping crackdown on scam centers across the country’s southern border with Myanmar, days before a key political meeting in Beijing. Government statements published since Wednesday mention the ...
by Agence France-Presse

Chinese Leaders to Hash out Strategic Blueprint at Key Meeting

China's national emblem is seen ahead of the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
By Peter Catterall China’s ruling Communist Party will on Monday kick off four days of key closed-door discussions, formulating core economic strategy for coming years as growth flags and trade headwinds mount. ...
by Eric Olander

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Town on China Trade Rout

Myanmar’s ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country’s war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, “on 16 ...
by Agence France-Presse

WEEK IN REVIEW: India–China Flights Ramp Up After Curbs Lifted

File image of Indian PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. Image via @NarendraModi.
The UK will take targeted action against Chinese and Indian firms facilitating Russian oil access to the international market, Finance Minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday. London imposed sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil producers ...
by CGSP Staff

Mass Arrests in Myanmar as Scam Gang Crackdown Heads to Court

An image from January 2025 showing the suspected criminal boss Wei Huairen being handed over to Chinese authorities. Photo: Xinhua
More than 57,000 Chinese nationals have been arrested in Myanmar amid a mass crackdown on gangs running telecoms fraud operations, frequently staffed by victims of trafficking. China’s Ministry of Public Security announced the ...
by CGSP Staff

Apple to Work with China’s BYD in Vietnam Amid Pledges to Invest in China

(Photo by Michael Nguyen / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
The U.S. tech behemoth Apple announced it will produce a range of new home appliances in Vietnam. The appliances include indoor security cameras, a hub from which home appliances can be controlled remotely, ...
by CGSP Staff

Indonesia Confirmed 42 Chinese J-10C Jets Buy in $9 Billion Deal

File image of three Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets. Photo: AFP
Indonesia buys 42 J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” fighter jets from China. “They will be flying over Jakarta soon,” Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said Wednesday, October 15, 2025, confirming the long-rumored purchase at the ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Brazil President ’s BYD Endorsement Wins Fans on Chinese Social Media

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva riding in the 14th million BYD vehicle produced at the opening of the company's new factory in the South American country on October 9, 2025. Image via BYD.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made an unusually public endorsement of a Chinese automaker. On October 9, Lula became the owner of a BYD Song Pro SUV, the company’s 14 millionth new ...
by Han Zhen

Cambodia’s Prince Group, Target of U.S. and UK Sanctions

Motorists ride past a branch of the Prince Bank in Phnom Penh on October 15, 2025. Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP
U.S. and UK authorities unveiled sanctions this week against Chen Zhi, a British-Cambodian tycoon accused of running cyberscam operations where workers, some trafficked, carry out transnational fraud schemes that have netted billions of ...
by Agence France-Presse

Japan Sidelines Chinese Immigrants as It Opens Door to India, Says Chinese Commentator

Popular online commentator Zhang Jie claimed that Japan's new immigration policies are specifically aimed to favor skilled Indian workers over those from China.
In August, India and Japan finalized a significant human resources partnership, agreeing to facilitate the exchange of 500,000 people over the next five years, including 50,000 skilled and semi-skilled Indian workers who will be ...
by Han Zhen

U.S. Expert on India Accused of China Meetings Denies Charges

Scholar Ashley Tellis, seen here at a 2007 engagement, has been charged with retaining classified information he kept while advising or working for the U.S. government, and meeting with Chinese officials. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
A prominent U.S. scholar of India who was arrested after allegations of retaining classified documents and meeting Chinese officials is denying the charges against him, his lawyers said Wednesday. Ashley Tellis, 64, who ...
by Agence France-Presse

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

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 ...

U.S. Treasury Chief: Beijing’s Rare Earths Move Is ‘China vs World’

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (not pictured) delivers remarks on "Game Plan for US Investment" on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings at CNBC Invest in America Forum, in Washington, DC on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing’s rare earth export curbs Wednesday as “China versus the world,” vowing that Washington and its allies would “neither be commanded nor controlled.” “This should be a clear ...
by Agence France-Presse

Flurry of China-Global South Diplomacy

China's President Xi Jinping (2nd L) attends a meeting with Ghana's President John Mahama (2nd R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Ichiro Banno / POOL / AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Ghanaian counterpart, John Dramani Mahama, on Tuesday, 14 October. It was one of several meetings on the sidelines of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women ...
by CGSP Staff

DRC’s Cobalt Quota Raises Uncertainty for Chinese Producers

Graph via Caixin
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new cobalt export quotas are set to go live on 16 October. The measure replaces a blanket export ban aimed at increasing global cobalt prices. Before the ...
by CGSP Staff

China’s Export Curbs Spur Rare Earth Scramble

Graph via Bloomberg
China’s announcement last week that exports of refined rare earth minerals, permanent magnets using these elements, and the equipment used to refine them, has sparked panic among the countries that depend on these ...
by CGSP Staff

U.S. Advisor on India Accused of Taking Documents, Meeting Chinese

Scholar Ashley Tellis, seen here at a 2007 engagement, has been charged with retaining classified information he kept while advising or working for the U.S. government, and meeting with Chinese officials. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
A well-known U.S. scholar on India who advised the U.S. government was charged with retaining classified information and allegedly met Chinese officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. Ashley Tellis, 64, who has worked in or ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Says Will ‘Fight to the End’ in U.S. Trade War

File image of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce headquarters in Beijing. Image via Xinhua.
China said on Tuesday it was ready to “fight to the end” in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 100 percent tariff ...
by Agence France-Presse

India Forced to Pay Russia in Yuan, Handing China an Unexpected Win

Storage tanks are seen at an Indian Oil refinery in Mumbai, India, on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto) (Photo by Indranil Aditya / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
China stands to gain from a surprising twist in global energy trade: India, long a rival and major oil importer, is now being forced to pay Russia for crude in Chinese yuan (RMB), a move ...
by Han Zhen

China Makes First Move to Challenge Iron Ore Pricing Power. Yet Reality Lags Online Hype

A cargo ship unloads imported iron ore at the Qingdao Port ore terminal in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on September 28, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
China buys over 70% of the world’s seaborne iron ore—by far the largest share of any country. By simple market logic, the biggest buyer should set the price. Yet for decades, China has had almost ...
by Han Zhen

IMF Meetings Begin Under Fresh Cloud of U.S.-China Trade Tensions

A security guard and his dog walk past the International Monetary Fund's headquarters as the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund hold their annual meetings on October 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
The IMF and World Bank’s semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors got underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats between the world’s two largest economies. ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Responds to Mounting Concerns Over Huge Fishing Fleet Massing Outside of Chilean Waters

A Chilean maritime police officer monitors a suspected Chinese fishing trawler operating just outside of the country's exclusive economic zone. Image via the Chilean Navy.
The Chinese embassy in Chile issued a statement on Saturday that tried to allay concerns that an armada of Chinese fishing trawlers was illegally operating in the South American country’s waters. The accusations that ...
by Eric Olander

BYD Opens Massive Brazil Plant on Former Ford Site, Underscoring China’s Expanding Foothold in Latin America

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs a sticker atop BYD's 14 millionth new energy vehicle produced during the inauguration of the company's latest factory in Brazil. Image via BYD.
Chinese auto giant BYD inaugurated its largest factory outside of Asia in the central Brazilian coastal city of Camaçari late last week. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was there to mark the occasion that also coincided ...
by Eric Olander

Singapore Probes Firm Accused of Illegally Supplying Nvidia Chips to China Amid U.S. Export Crackdown

Photo by JAKUB PORZYCKI / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP
Singaporean authorities have launched an investigation into a local firm, Megaspeed, that allegedly sold millions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia chips to users in China, a violation of U.S. export controls. “The Singapore ...
by Eric Olander

China Trade Beats Forecasts in September as Tariff Fears Rise

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Yu Fangping / CFoto / CFOTO via AFP)
By Peter Catterall China’s trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed Monday, though fresh fears are rising of a major escalation in the tariff war between Beijing and Washington. ...
by Eric Olander

Malaysia Raises 2026 Defense Budget, South China Sea Priority

Malaysia Navy Ship (MNS) KD Terengganu in February 10, 2025. Malaysia raises 2026 defense budget to $5.15B, prioritizing South China Sea with layered air defenses, MRSS plans, and FA-50 deliveries.
Malaysia raises 2026 defense budget and will spend $5.15 billion in 2026, linking the buildup to South China Sea operations, officials said Saturday. “This is particularly important as we face various challenges, including ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Trump Says U.S. ‘Wants to Help China, Not Hurt It’

President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States wants to help China, not hurt it, striking a conciliatory tone days after threatening an additional 100 percent tariff on the world’s second-largest economy. Trump’s ...
by Agence France-Presse

China to License Rare-Earth Exports to Screen Security Risks

File image of Chinese inspectors walking past piles of rare earths at the Port of Lianyungang in east China's Jiangsu province. (Photo by Wang chun / Imaginechina / Imaginechina via AFP)
China’s Commerce Ministry on Sunday says rare-earth export licenses will screen security risks, not halt trade nor impose an export ban. Compliant civilian applications “will get approval,” with a “very limited” supply-chain ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo
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