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As Indonesia Seeks to Restructure Rail Debt, China May Use Talks to Broaden Yuan’s Global Role

File image of Indonesia's high speed railway that was built and financed by China. TIMUR MATAHARI / AFP
Indonesian debt talks with Chinese creditors over restructuring $7.3 billion of loans used to build the Southeast Asian country’s high-speed railway are on track, according to sources on both sides, but there are ...
by Eric Olander

As Trump Departs, China’s Li Qiang Steps In to Champion Free Trade at ASEAN Summit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shake hands on the opening day of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2025. Image via Bernama.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday to take part in the ASEAN leaders’ summit that started over the weekend. Li’s arrival came one day after U.S. ...
by Eric Olander

Addressing China, U.S. Gets Full Rare Earth Access from Malaysia

US President Donald Trump (L) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (R) hold signed documents during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
The United States is moving to lock in Malaysia as a secure economic and strategic partner in Southeast Asia. The U.S.–Malaysia rare earths agreement ties market access to U.S. rules on critical ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

US, China Outline Trade Truce Plan Ahead of Trump–Xi Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump in the tarmac of Kuala Lumpur airport, October 2025. (Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
The United States and China said they have agreed on a basic outline to limit their trade fight, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to “have a deal with China” ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

U.S. Navy Fighter Jet and Helicopter Crash in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy says a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed in the South China Sea on October 26, 2025. A U.S. Navy helicopter landing on USS Nimitz on January 18, 2020. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / Getty Images via AFP)
The U.S. Navy said a Navy fighter jet and a helicopter crashed in South China Sea on Sunday. The separate incidents happened about 30 minutes apart in waters that China says fall ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Pentagon Chief Hegseth Set for Multi-Country Asia Tour

.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the successes of his administration’s task force including the arrests of over 3,000 cartel and foreign terrorist members. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit four Asian countries in the coming days, the Pentagon announced Sunday, his second tour of the “priority” region where Washington is urging increased spending by allies ...
by Eric Olander

Indonesia Raises $842 Million in First-Ever Yuan Bonds

Indonesia raised about $842 million by selling 6 billion yuan in offshore “Dim Sum” bonds, its first-ever in China’s currency. (Photo: Frederic Brown / AFP)
Indonesia raised about $842 million, equal to 6 billion yuan, by selling bonds to international investors denominated in China’s currency, the yuan, for the first time. The sale marks the first time ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

China Aims to Balance Development of Imports and Exports

China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao attends a press conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
China must strive for the “balanced development” of imports and exports, its commerce minister, Wang Wentao, said Friday, a day after meetings on the country’s future policy priorities concluded in Beijing. The four ...
by Agence France-Presse

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

Mug shot of alleged fentanyl kingpin Zhang Zhidong when he arrested in Mexico on July 11, 2025. Image via the government of Mexico.
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 ...
by Agence France-Presse

WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese Navy Destroyer Baotou Docks at Kenya’s Mombasa Port

TOPSHOT - This handout photo made available by the Iranian Army Office on March 11, 2025 shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer Baotou (133) during joint military drills between Iran, Russia, and China in the Gulf of Oman. (Photo by Iranian Army office / AFP)
China and Russia led efforts within the United Nations to weaken and defund human rights-related investigations, according to a new report by the NGO International Service for Human Rights. The report said the attempts ...
by CGSP Staff

Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes Expose Deeper Threat of Cross-Border Terrorism, Says Chinese Scholar

Afghan relatives and mourners offer prayers during the funeral ceremony of victims, killed in aerial strikes by Pakistan, at the Urgun district of Paktika province on October 18, 2025. AFP
In early October, fierce fighting broke out along the 2,600-kilometer Durand Line separating Pakistan and Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of civilians dead or injured. The clashes only subsided after Qatar and Turkey brokered a ...
by Han Zhen

U.S. Pushes Argentina to Lessen Chinese Influence

Argentina's President Javier Milei (2nd L) during a meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
The United States is making its $40 billion financial rescue package to Argentina dependent on reducing China’s influence across numerous sectors, as well as giving the U.S. special access to key minerals. A report ...
by CGSP Staff

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

Mug shot of alleged fentanyl kingpin Zhang Zhidong when he arrested in Mexico on July 11, 2025. Image via the government of Mexico.
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 ...
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 ...

More than 2,000 Arrests in Raid on Notorious Scam Hub in Myanmar

A September, 2025 file image of the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township. Photo: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Myanmar’s army said more than 2,000 people were arrested in a raid on KK Park, a notorious center for telecom scams close to the Thai border. The military reportedly also seized thirty terminals ...
by CGSP Staff

China Eyes Trilateral Currency Swap With Japan and South Korea

China, Japan and South Korea are exploring a trilateral currency swap as existing Yuan, Won, and Yen lines near expiry. (Photo: STR / AFP)
China is talking with Japan and South Korea about a trilateral currency swap, a person familiar with the matter said. The aim is to build a stronger regional financial backstop as ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Australia-U.S. Deal to Challenge China Rare Earths Reign: Mining Boss

US President Donald Trump (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese display an agreement on critical minerals they signed in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
China’s total domination of rare earths production could soon be challenged, a leading miner said Wednesday after the United States struck a breakthrough minerals deal with Australia. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a ...
by Agence France-Presse

EU, China to Hold ‘Urgent’ Talks on Rare Earth Curbs

File image of a piece of rare earth ore at a museum in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Image via Xinhua.
EU and Chinese officials have agreed to meet in Brussels for “urgent” talks on China’s export controls on rare earths, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said after speaking to his Chinese counterpart Tuesday. ...
by Agence France-Presse

China and Russia Align with Iran as Nuclear Deal Runs Out

A 2015 file image showing Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (C) smiling with parliament members on the day the Islamic republic's parliament approved its nuclear deal with world powers. (Photo by MEGHDAD MADADI / TASNIM / AFP)
China and Russia joined Iran in declaring the official end of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, and UN Resolution 2231. The three countries sent ...
by CGSP Staff

Indonesia Rejects U.S. Bid to Ban Chinese Ships in Tariff Talks

Indonesia's special economic advisor to the president, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, in Jakarta on August 16, 2024. Indonesia rejects a US bid to bar Chinese flagged or Chinese made ships as both sides race to finalize a 19% tariff deal. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
Indonesia Rejects U.S. Bid and pressing U.S. trade officials to allow the use of Chinese-flagged or China-built ships for its Washington-bound exports, warning that it “don’t want to give in to all ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

China Signals Support for Indonesia HSR; Debt Under Review

A Whoosh train in Jakarta. China backs Indonesia’s Jakarta–Bandung high-speed rail HSR as Jakarta pursues loan restructuring. (Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)
China said it is ready to help keep Indonesia’s Jakarta–Bandung high-speed line running smoothly as Jakarta opens talks to restructure project loans. In Beijing on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun emphasize that ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

U.S., Australia Sign Rare Earths Deal as Trump Promises Submarines

US President Donald Trump (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) sign a document on critical minerals as Vice President JD Vance (L) looks on in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
By Danny Kemp with David Williams in Sydney U.S. President Donald Trump signed a deal on rare earth minerals Monday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and said Washington’s key ally would get ...
by Agence France-Presse

Australia Chides China Over Mid-Air Incident

Australia on Monday rebuked Beijing for “unsafe” military conduct, accusing a Chinese warplane of dropping flares near an Australian surveillance plane over the South China Sea. The Australian Poseidon was flying a surveillance ...
by Agence France-Presse

BYD Plans Big Push Into Africa’s Largest Auto Market

BYD's new Dolphin Surf EV showcased at a promotional event in Cape Town, South Africa on September 18, 2025. Image via BYD.
Chinese EV giant BYD unveiled plans to build out 300 charging stations across South Africa before the end of next year as part of a larger expansion drive in Africa’s largest auto market. “This ...
by Eric Olander

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

File image of alleged scam center workers and victims sit on the ground during a crackdown operation by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) on illicit activity at the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township. STR/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
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