Live Feed

The News Feed is curated by CGSP’s editors in Asia and Africa.

China Buffered from Oil Shock by Shipments at Sea

Cargo ships and tankers are seen off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
New data from the commodities-focused publication The Kobeissi Letter showed that China is relatively sheltered from an immediate shock triggered by the disruption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, as about ...
by CGSP Staff

China’s COSCO Shipping Suspends Operations at Panama’s Balboa Port, La Prensa Says

(Photo by Nicolas Koutsokostas / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
China’s COSCO Shipping has suspended operations at Balboa port, which is located at the entrance to the Panama Canal, according to local newspaper La Prensa, which published a notice to clients from the shipping ...
by Reuters

India Eases Investment Rules Amid Warming Ties With China

Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP
India on Tuesday relaxed foreign investment rules for land-bordering countries including China, the latest sign of warmer relations between New Delhi and Beijing. The cabinet said the changes would result in greater investment ...
by Agence France-Presse

Huge Chinese-Owned DR Congo Cobalt Mine Causing ‘Health Crisis’: Report

File image of the processing plant at China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pollution from a massive Chinese-owned cobalt mining and processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a “public health crisis” for locals, an environmental campaign group said Tuesday. The DRC produces ...
by Agence France-Presse

China to Hand Over New ECOWAS Headquarters in Nigeria

An artist rendering of the China-financed ECOWAS Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria. Image handout from ECOWAS.
China is preparing to hand over a newly built headquarters complex in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member regional bloc that promotes economic ...
by CGSP Staff

China Condemns Taiwan Premier’s Visit to Japan

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun speaking at the regular press briefing in Beijing on March 9, 2026. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
China criticized Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai for visiting Japan, saying the trip undermines the “one China” principle and violates diplomatic commitments between Beijing and Tokyo. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said the visit sends ...
by CGSP Staff

China Steps In to Mediate Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Dispute

Afghan men welcome Taliban personnel as they gather to show their solidarity for them in the Gurbuz district of Khost province on March 4, 2026 amid ongoing cross-border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
China is stepping up diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan after recent clashes along their disputed frontier, highlighting Beijing’s growing role as a regional mediator in South Asia. Officials say China ...
by CGSP Staff

China Opposes Targeting of Iran’s New Supreme Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
China has pushed back against threats directed at Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, signaling Beijing’s support for Tehran’s sovereignty as tensions remain high following the killing of his father, former leader ...
by CGSP Staff

Ships Claim China Links to Avoid Attacks in Strait of Hormuz

The vessel Lng Dubhe, a LNG tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, leaves the Port of Bilbao after her stopover at the Bizkaia Bay Gas (BBG) regasification plant in the Spanish Basque city of Zierbena on March 9, 2026. Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP
Commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz are increasingly altering their ship-tracking signals to claim links to China, hoping to avoid being targeted amid escalating attacks tied to the Iran conflict. The tactic ...
by CGSP Staff

China Starts Year With Booming Trade, Despite U.S. Exports Drop

China's trade surged by a fifth in the first two months of 2026 significantly outpacing forecasts as a plunge in shipments to the United States was offset by sales to other major markets.
China’s trade surged by a fifth in the first two months of the year, official data showed Tuesday, significantly outpacing forecasts as a plunge in shipments to the United States was offset ...
by Agence France-Presse

Ships Brandish China-Links to Weave Through Strait of Hormuz

The vessel Lng Dubhe, a LNG tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, leaves the Port of Bilbao after her stopover at the Bizkaia Bay Gas (BBG) regasification plant in the Spanish Basque city of Zierbena on March 9, 2026. Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP
Ships anchored in the Gulf or transiting the Strait of Hormuz are changing their tracking data to boast links to China in an attempt to evade Iranian attacks, according to data from shipping ...
by Agence France-Presse

Oil Shock Tests China’s Gulf Dependence, but Beijing’s Diversified Energy Strategy May Blunt the Impact

A crude oil tanker is guided to a berth at the oil terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on March 7, 2026.
There appears to be mounting concern but not outright panic over the surge of oil prices on Monday, brought on by the war between the U.S./Israel, and Iran. Oil prices opened the week ...
by Eric Olander

China Seeks Iran Deal for Tanker Passage Through Closed Strait of Hormuz

The oil and chemical tanker Luojiashan sits anchored in Muscat, Oman, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
China is reportedly in talks with Iran to negotiate safe passage for oil and gas tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently closed to most maritime traffic. Beijing is reportedly displeased ...
by Eric Olander

China’s Wang Yi Criticizes U.S. and Defends Multilateral Order at Annual Press Briefing

Members of the media raise hands to ask questions as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi forcefully denounced the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, saying the conflict “should never have happened.” Wang restated Beijing’s call for a ceasefire and renewed his offer ...
by Eric Olander

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Why Green Energy Will Be the Big Winner of the Iran Crisis

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research
Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks to fracking. 

Get a daily email packed with the latest news and analysis from Africa, Asia, and across the Global South.
Read exclusive insights on the key ...

China’s Geely Expands Into African Space With Algeria, Morocco Satellite Deals

A GEESATCOM satellite by the Time Space Daoyu Technology Co. The company is working with Algeria and Morocco on an aerospace program focused on, among other areas, logistics and autonomous driving. Photo / GEESPACE
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, better known as the parent of one of China’s largest automakers, is expanding deep into Africa’s nascent space industry, striking satellite agreements with Algeria and Morocco that double as a study ...
by Njenga Hakeenah

China Says Opposes Any Targeting of New Iran Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
China said Monday that Iran’s decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was a domestic matter, and it opposed any attempt to target him. ...
by Eric Olander

China’s Middle East Envoy Urges War De-Escalation During Saudi Talks

China's special envoy for the Mideast, Zhai Jun, met with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh on March 8, 2026. Image via the Saudi Press Agency.
China’s envoy to the Middle East urged de-escalation in the conflict-ridden region and called for attacks on civilians to be condemned during talks with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Beijing said Monday. The war, ...
by Agence France-Presse

China’s Top Diplomat Warns That U.S.-China Estrangement Risks Global Catastrophe as Xi-Trump Summit Looms

Members of the media raise hands to ask questions as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
By Liz Lee and Xiuhao Chen U.S.-China dialogue is vital to preventing globally damaging miscalculations, China’s top diplomat said on Sunday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this month between leaders Xi Jinping and 
by Reuters

China’s Growing Influence Tops Trump Agenda Hosting Latin American Leaders

Latin America and CELAC countries flags. President Donald Trump will host Latin American leaders in Florida on Saturday as his administration seeks to counter China's growing influence in the region. Image via Flickr/ Cancillería del Ecuador (CC BY-SA 2.0)
By Nandita Bose, Sarah Morland and David Brunnstrom President Donald Trump will host Latin American leaders in Florida on Saturday as his administration seeks to counter China’s growing influence in the region, a ...
by Reuters

Middle East Conflict Disrupts Dubai Gold Hub, Opening Door for China’s Refining Market

File image of a gold mine in Dunkwa-on-Offin in central Ghana. Ghana looks to shift artisanal gold refining amid Dubai flight disruptions. Photo / Chris Stein / AFP
Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Polina Devitt Ghana’s state-run artisanal gold exporter is preparing to shift cargoes to alternative refining hubs if flight disruptions to the United Arab Emirates persist, two sources with ...
by Reuters

Australia Complains to China After Encounter Between Military Helicopters

Australia has raised concerns with China following an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter between two military helicopters, the defence department said on Friday. An Australian military helicopter was flying over international waters in the Yellow Sea when it ...
by Reuters

China Says Early-Year Trade Beat Expectations, but Geopolitical Shocks Are Raising Uncertainties

Aerial view of cranes and shipping containers at Lianyungang port in China's eastern Jiangsu province on November 7, 2023. STR / AFP
China’s trade started the year stronger than expected, extending last year’s momentum, but a worsening geopolitical backdrop is raising fresh uncertainties for exporters and supply chains, officials said on Friday. Beijing on Thursday ...
by Reuters

Some Wealthy Asians Look to Move Dubai Assets Closer to Home on Iran War Fears

A tall smoke plume billows following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Some wealthy Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears. Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP
By Xinghui Kok, Rae Wee and Yantoultra Ngui Soon after the first Iranian missile and drone attacks on Dubai last week, two Indian entrepreneurs based there tried to move more than $100,000 ...
by Reuters

Senior Chinese Policy Adviser Warned Iran’s Deterrence Was Eroding Before U.S.-Israel Attack

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Only days before the United States killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one of China’s leading Middle East experts, who also serves as an adviser within Beijing’s foreign policy ecosystem, publicly warned about Iran’s ...
by Han Zhen

Senegal Clears Chinese Firm’s Sanitary Pads After Probe Into Expired Materials

Senegal's Health Minister Ibrahima Sy speaking at a press conference in Dakar on March 5, 2026. Image via 7TV.
Senegal’s minister of health said on Thursday that menstrual pads made by a leading Chinese firm embroiled in a scandal over expired materials were safe for consumers, following an investigation. Products containing expired ...
by Agence France-Presse

China in Talks With Iran to Allow Safe Oil and Gas Passage Through Hormuz, Sources Say

Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
By Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Israeli war on ...
by Reuters

WEEK IN REVIEW: BYD Reports Sixth Straight Monthly Drop in EV Sales

Chinese auto major BYD debuted in the Pakistan market with three fully-electric models at a launch event on August 22, 2024. Image via BYD Pakistan.
The Chinese EV-maker BYD reported its sixth straight monthly drop in sales and production, marking the sharpest year-on-year decline since early 2020 as domestic incentives end and demand weakens. The Chinese EV giant is ...
by CGSP Staff

China to Send Special Envoy to Mediate in Middle East: FM

File image of Zhai Jun, China's special envoy to the Middle East, at the Cairo Peace Summit on October 21, 2023. Image via Xinhua.
China will send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, as the war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran spiraled across the region. ...
by CGSP Staff

Chinese Experts Warn Investors to Reconsider Gulf Bets as Middle East Risks Escalate

People walk past a destroyed car, in the aftermath of a strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
In the face of historic security threats across the Middle East, Chinese economic and legal experts are urging investors to implement geopolitical risk management immediately.  The warning specifically targets the Gulf states, a region that ...
by Han Zhen
Page 1 of 22912…229

Most Read

1
Developing Countries’ Debt Servicing Costs to China Are Significant, but Nowhere Near as Much as Other Creditors
2
Uncertainty Roils Minerals Markets
3 Chinese Scholars See Russia’s Venezuela Strategy as a Model of Hybrid Power Projection in the U.S.’ Backyard
4 From J-10C to Kaan? Indonesia’s Fighter Jet Deal With Turkey Shocks Chinese Military Fans
5 India Forced to Pay Russia in Yuan, Handing China an Unexpected Win
6 Chinese Military Fans Discuss Why Indonesia Bought Rafale Instead of J-10C

CGSP Intelligence

Special Report

Indonesia’s China-Backed Nickel-to-Battery Ambition

Special Report

Data Tool

Track cobalt mining and processing in the DRC

Data Tool

Data Tool

The CGSP China-Africa Energy Tracker : trace Chinese energy projects by type

Data Tool

Introducing CGSP Intelligence

CGSP Intelligence gives you the information advantage on Chinese activities in the Global South. CGSP Intelligence is launching in Summer 2025, with analysis and a full set of data tools designed for corporate and enterprise leaders.

Detected IP: ...