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Macron Courts Africa With ‘Third Way’ Vision Amid Rising U.S.-China Tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the signing of bilateral agreements with Kenya at State House ahead of the Africa Forward: Africa- France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth Summit in Nairobi, on May 10, 2026. Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP
The words “predator” and “predatory” have figured prominently in French President Emmanuel Macron’s ongoing state visit to Kenya, where he’s been working hard to reposition France and Europe in Africa, contrasting their approach ...
by Eric Olander

The Drive to Deepen China-Africa Clean Tech Cooperation

An employee works on the production line for solar panels at a factory of GCL System Integration Technology in Hefei, Anhui province, China May 16, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS
In a Beijing exhibition hall last autumn, representatives from several Chinese firms talked with government officials and businesspeople from 16 African countries. They discussed off-grid solar, clean stoves and electric mobility. What options ...
by Dialogue Earth

U.S. Issues New Sanctions Over Iran’s Oil Shipments to China

Olivier DOULIERY / AFP
By Andrea Shalal and Daphne Psaledakis The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for ...
by Reuters

China Slams ‘Distorted’ Report on Honduras Potentially Restoring Taiwan Ties

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian at the regular press briefing in Beijing on May 8, 2026. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denounced a report by Bloomberg claiming the new Honduran government, led by Nasry Asfura, is reviewing its ties with Beijing and reconsidering whether to resume diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The report ...
by Eric Olander

Paraguay Balances Taiwan Loyalty Against Growing China Trade Demands

Paraguay President Santiago Pena attends a welcoming ceremony with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan. May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Paraguay President Santiago Pena wrapped up a four-day visit to Taiwan on Sunday, reaffirming his country’s close ties with Taipei and further angering China. Beijing denounced Pena’s visit and called on the South American ...
by Eric Olander

China Sends Record Investment to Brazil, Expanding Beyond Commodities

BYD vehicles in the production line at the company's new electric vehicle factory at the Industrial Complex in Camacari, Bahia, Brazil, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Rafael Martins/File Photo
Chinese investment in Brazil nearly doubled last year to a record $6.1 billion, making the South American country the top destination worldwide for Chinese FDI, according to new data from the China-Brazil Business ...
by Eric Olander

Taiwan Says It Drove Away Chinese Research Ship

File image of a Chinese PLA Navy warship operating in disputed waters in the South China Sea. China’s naval push deeper into East Asia, prompting Taiwan and Japan to step up surveillance as tensions rising in Indo-Pacific. (Photo: Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Taiwan’s coast guard said on Monday that it had disrupted “illegal” operations by a Chinese research ship in waters close to the island and driven it away, part of what Taipei sees ...
by Reuters

China Consumer Prices Rise on Iran War Oil Squeeze

Customers are shopping for vegetables at a supermarket in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 11, 2026. (Photo by LW / CFoto / CFOTO via AFP)
China’s consumer prices ticked up in April as the cost of crude oil rose globally due to the Iran war, official data showed on Monday. Helped by the surging oil costs, factory gate ...
by Agence France-Presse

Thai Police Probe Weapons Cache at Chinese Man’s Home

Thai police officers stand guard as muslims gather to offer prayers a few weeks after an attack tageting Kamolsak Leewamoh, a member of parliament from the Prachachat Party, in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on April 19, 2026. Photo / Madaree TOHLALA / AFP
Thai police are investigating a vast arsenal of military-grade weapons — including assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines — found at the home of a Chinese man, authorities said Saturday. Two M16 ...
by Agence France-Presse

Pakistan to Issue First ‘Panda Bond’ Next Week, Finance Minister Says

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a media briefing in Islamabad on June 11, 2025. Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP
Pakistan is expected to access Chinese capital markets for the first time through a yuan-denominated bond next week, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday. “God willing, next week you will hear good news that ...
by Reuters

China Trade Beats Forecasts in April Despite Mideast War

This aerial photo shows a cargo ship sailing into the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on May 9, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP)
By Peter CATTERALL China’s trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed Saturday, withstanding pressure from war in the Middle East and reversing a decline in exports to the United States. ...
by Agence France-Presse

U.S. Concerned by Taiwan Defense Delay ‘Concession’ to China

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaking with journalists at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei. Photo by YU CHEN CHENG / AFP
Further delays to Taiwan’s military spending are a “concession” to China, the U.S. State Department said, as Taipei’s defense ministry detailed the impact of projects excluded from a package passed by the opposition-controlled parliament. ...
by Reuters

China April Exports Rebound Strongly, Trade Surplus Widens Ahead of Trump Visit

A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers is docked at a berth in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on May 9, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
By Joe Cash and Lewis Jackson China’s export growth gathered pace in April as factories raced to meet a wave of orders from AI-related industries and other buyers seeking to stockpile components amid fears the Iran war ...
by Reuters

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Companies It Accuses of Aiding Iran’s Weapons Sector

File image of the U.S. Treasury heasquarter building in Washington, D.C. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
By Andrea Shalal The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations they aided Iran’s efforts to secure weapons and the raw materials ...
by Reuters

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

China, Japan, and the Global South

This week saw a notable new wrinkle in one of the key geopolitical soap operas of our time. For the first time since the Second World War, Japan launched “an offensive weapon” outside of its territory, triggering immediate fury in Beijing.
The firing of a Type 88 subsonic, mobile anti-ship missile happened as part of the Balikatan 2026 joint military exercises with the United States and the Philippines, which ...

Paraguay ‘Deeply Values’ Taiwan Ties, President Says in Taipei

Paraguay President Santiago Pena attends a welcoming ceremony with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Paraguay “deeply values” its relations with Taiwan and will continue to offer support, President Santiago Pena said on Friday as he was formally welcomed in Taipei by President Lai Ching-te. Paraguay is one of only 
by Reuters

U.S. Revises U.N. Resolution on Iran but China, Russia Still Expected to Veto

Members of the United Nations Security Council attend a meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Washington has revised its proposed U.N. resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz, but the changes are unlikely to avert Chinese and Russian vetoes, diplomats said on Friday. A Chinese veto would ...
by Reuters

Trump’s Crackdown on China-Linked Solar Firms Stalls U.S. Factory Boom

By Nichola Groom Top solar companies, banks, and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their ties to China could disqualify ...
by Reuters

Iran War to Accelerate China’s Shift to Electric Trucks From Diesel

Sany electric heavy trucks are parked at a fleet depot equipped with electric truck charger, in Tangshan, Hebei province, China, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson The jump in diesel prices triggered by the Iran war is expected to accelerate electrification of China’s heavy truck fleet this year, analysts and automakers say, and speed ...
by Reuters

Panama Reports Improved China Relations Following Spat

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog (L), looks at his Panamanian counterpart, Jose Raul Mulino, waving at the Las Garzas palace in Panama City on May 6, 2026. Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday said tensions with China had reduced, after a fraught period during which Beijing was accused of detaining Panamanian-flagged ships in Chinese ports. The United States and ...
by Agence France-Presse

Taiwan Welcomes Paraguay Leader as China Applies Diplomatic Pressure

Paraguay President Santiago Pena with Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung in Taipei on May 7, 2026. Image via @SantiPenap.
Taiwan rolled out the red carpet for Paraguay President Santiago Pena on Friday, as the democratic island shores up ties with its only South American ally in a rebuff to China’s diplomatic pressure. ...
by Agence France-Presse

“Chinese-Owned” Oil Tanker Hit Near Hormuz as U.S. Pauses Ship-Protection Plan, Report Says

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 6, 2026. REUTERS
Chinese-owned oil products tanker was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, Chinese media outlet Caixin reported, as President Donald Trump launched a U.S. plan that day to help stranded vessels ...
by Reuters

WEEK IN REVIEW: Mozambique Looks to Convert Chinese Debt Into Yuan-Denominated Loans

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) party greets supporters during the 50th anniversary celebration of Mozambique's independence at Machava Stadium, Maputo, on June 25, 2025. (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)
Uzbekistan’s national rail operator announced the launch of a new multimodal transport route linking China and Afghanistan via Central Asia. The route involves container cargo transport by rail from China via Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan. From there, ...
by CGSP Staff

China Calls for “Urgent” Ceasefire and Reopening of Hormuz Strait

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd R) in Beijing on 6 May. Image: Xinhua
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said a lasting ceasefire in the Middle East is an “urgent priority,” and that the Strait of Hormuz should be opened “as soon as possible.” This follows ...
by CGSP Staff

Sri Lanka Arrests 231 Foreigners in Latest Cyberscams Crackdown

Prison guards escort foreign nationals to a court in Kaduwela, a suburb of Colombo, on May 7, 2026 after their arrest on suspicion of running cyberscam centers. Photo / Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP
Sri Lanka police have arrested 231 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese and Vietnamese, following raids on suspected cyberscam centers in the capital since the weekend, officials said Thursday. Crime groups internationally have carried out ...
by Agence France-Presse

Philippines Warns China Research Ship in Disputed Waters

A Philippine Coast Guard ship is seen near Thitu Island in the South China Sea on February 21, 2026. A Philippine senator called for deepening defence relationships and "continuous" pushback against China's claims in the South China Sea while visiting one of Manila's tiny possessions in the disputed waterway on February 21. Photo / Jam STA ROSA / AFP
The Philippine Coast Guard said Thursday it deployed aircraft to issue radio warnings to a Chinese research ship in a disputed area of the South China Sea “swarming” with vessels from Beijing’s ...
by Agence France-Presse

Japan Fires Missile in U.S., Allies Drill in Northern Philippines, Facing South China Sea

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Type 88 surface-to-ship missile launcher fires during the Joint Task Force (JTF) Maritime Strike, part of Balikatan, the annual joint military exercises between the United States and the Philippines, at Culili Point Sand Dunes, Paoay, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Noel Celis
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti-ship missile during a joint maritime exercise with U.S., Australian, and Philippines forces on Wednesday, hitting a decommissioned Philippines Navy ship in waters facing the ...
by Reuters

Upcoming Trump-Xi Meeting Raises Iran Stakes

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
The visit by Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Beijing will likely affect next week’s U.S.-China presidential meeting, as both sides grapple with the fallout from the ongoing blockade of the Strait of ...
by CGSP Staff

China Condemns Eswatini for Being ‘Kept and Fed’ by Taiwan in Travel Row

A photo shared by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister, Lin Chia-lung during President Lai Ching-te's visit to Eswatini. Photo / Lin Chia-lung / X
China said on Wednesday Eswatini’s leaders were being “kept and fed” by Taiwan, using unusually strong language to condemn the small southern African kingdom for hosting President Lai Ching-te. China and Taiwan have long traded ...
by Reuters

China Calls for “Complete” and Immediate End to Middle East Fighting

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attend a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, in this handout image released by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 6, 2026. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Wednesday for an end to hostilities in the Middle East and for the United States and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as possible,” ...
by Agence France-Presse

Iran Foreign Minister Meets Chinese Counterpart a Week Before Trump’s Beijing Trip

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a location given as Beijing, China, in this handout image released May 6, 2026. Seyed Abbas Araqchi via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
By Antoni Slodkowski and Liz Lee Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met China’s top diplomat in Beijing on Wednesday, underscoring close ties between the two countries shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump ...
by Reuters
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