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India’s Modi Clinches Defense, Energy Deals in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (front R) attends the ceremonial reception of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) at the Independence Square in Colombo on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
By Amal Jaysinghe India secured defense and energy deals with neighboring Sri Lanka on Saturday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, seen as a move to counter rival China’s growing influence in the ...
by Agence France-Presse

Philippines Says Suspected Spy Confessions in China ‘Scripted’

Chinese state media alleged that three suspected Philippines spies — David Servanez, Albert Endencia and Nathalie Plizardo — had been recruited by Manila since 2021 to carry out secret intelligence tasks in China. Image via CCTV
The Philippines said on Saturday that the supposed confessions of three Filipinos arrested by China for alleged espionage appear to have been “scripted” and urged Beijing to respect their rights. Manila’s reaction came ...
by Agence France-Presse

Cambodia Opens China-Backed Ream Naval Base to All, Amid Western Scrutiny

Satellite image of the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia taken on July 13, 2023. Cambodia on Saturday has officially reopened its Ream Naval Base, a key military facility upgraded with Chinese support. Under certain conditions, it will welcome warships from "all friendly countries." Handout / BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC / AFP
Cambodia officially reopened its China-backed Ream Naval Base on Saturday, positioning itself at the heart of Southeast Asia’s escalating maritime power contest. While upgraded with Chinese military support, Phnom Penh insists the ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Trump’s Tariffs Target ‘China Plus One’ Export Hubs; ASEAN Pursues Unified Response

Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim said Friday that Malaysia will consult ASEAN member states to form a collective response to the United States' new reciprocal tariffs, stressing the need to uphold fairness in international trade. (Photo: AFP)
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Friday that Malaysia will consult ASEAN member states to form a collective response to the United States’ new reciprocal tariffs, stressing the need to uphold fairness in ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Australia to Buy Darwin Port Lease From Chinese Firm: PM

File image of Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanaese. MIKE BOWERS / AFP
Australia plans to buy back control of its strategic northern port of Darwin from the current Chinese leaseholder, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday. China’s Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on ...
by Agence France-Presse

WEEK IN REVIEW: Afreximbank Taps China Market with RMB-Denominated Bond

FRED DUFOUR / AFP
The Chinese authorities are reportedly stopping Chinese companies from investing in the United States. Bloomberg reports that China’s key economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, has halted registration and approval processes ...
by CGSP Staff

China Arrests Three Filipinos Suspected of Spying

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun announced the arrest of three Filipinos suspected of spying during the regular press briefing in Beijing on Aprul 3, 2025. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
China on Thursday said it had “destroyed” an intelligence network set up by the Philippine espionage agency and arrested three spies from the country. The announcement comes as the two countries continue to ...
by Agence France-Presse

Trump Tariffs Herald Trade Chaos

U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a new round of tariffs on imports. Photo by Andrew Leyden / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP
The Trump administration marked what it called “Liberation Day” with the imposition of sweeping tariffs on imports from numerous trade partners. The White House described the measure as rectifying “a lack of reciprocity ...
by CGSP Staff

Philippines Assures China on U.S. F-16 Fighter Jet Deal Amid South China Sea Tensions

U.S.-made F16 fighter jet. The Philippines is assuring China that its planned purchase of 20 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, part of a $5.58 billion arms package, is not directed at any nation. (Georg Wendt / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)
The Philippines is assuring China that its planned purchase of 20 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, part of a $5.58 billion arms package, is not directed at any nation, even as Beijing warns that ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Colombia Seizes 54 Tons of China-Bound Smartphone Minerals

Colombian police said Wednesday they had seized 54 tons of tin and coltan, a mineral used in smartphones, that had been illicitly extracted by leftist rebels and readied for shipment to China. They ...
by Agence France-Presse

Xi Echoes Modi’s “Dragon-Elephant Dance” Language as Relations Warm Up

An image from the 2024 BRICS summit that saw a breakthrough meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian President Droupadi Murmu that the two countries should work more closely together. In a call to mark 75 years of diplomatic relations, Xi told Murmu that the ...
by CGSP Staff

U.S. Approves $5.58 Billion Fighter-Jet Sale to Philippines Amid Regional Tensions

U.S.-made F16 fighter jet. The Philippines is assuring China that its planned purchase of 20 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, part of a $5.58 billion arms package, is not directed at any nation. (Georg Wendt / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)
The U.S. State Department said it was green-lighting the sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets and related equipment to the Philippines. The jets will be built by Lockheed Martin and the $5.58 billion ...
by CGSP Staff

China’s AI-Powered Translation System Speeds Myanmar’s Earthquake Rescue Efforts

China launched an AI-powered translation platform based on its DeepSeek system, playing a critical role in bridging communication gaps and supporting rapid rescue operations. Jung Yeon-je / AFP
China launched an AI-powered translation platform based on its DeepSeek system after the deadly earthquake in Myanmar. The platform was critical in bridging communication gaps and supporting rapid rescue operations. Developed ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Beijing Ready for ‘Constructive Role’ to End Ukraine Conflict: China FM

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Grigory SYSOYEV / POOL / AFP)
China is ready to play a “constructive role” in ending the conflict in Ukraine but will back Russia to defend its “interests”, top diplomat Wang Yi told Russian state media in an interview ...
by Agence France-Presse

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Weighing the Value of “Values”

I was in Berlin this week for a conference on the EU’s relationship with Africa in the context of the continent’s growing ties with external actors, many of whom Europe finds acutely worrying.
The conference eerily landed on the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attack in Israel. I was in Berlin two years ago as well. In the weeks after the attack, one could see how Western powers’ ...

U.S. Approves $5.58 Billion Fighter-Jet Sale to Philippines

U.S.-made F16 fighter jet. The Philippines is assuring China that its planned purchase of 20 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, part of a $5.58 billion arms package, is not directed at any nation. (Georg Wendt / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)
The United States said Tuesday it has approved a sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter-jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China. The State Department said ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Says Launches Military Drills in Taiwan Strait

View of a public big screen broadcasting news about China's military drills around Taiwan, outside a shopping mall in Beijing on April 1, 2025. ADEK BERRY / AFP
The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, a day after Beijing launched drills to surround the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The exercises in the crucial ...
by Agence France-Presse

China’s Solar Exports to Global South Soar

Graphs via CarbonBrief
A new report by the sustainable energy research outlet Ember shows that China’s total solar panel exports rose by 10% last year, but that its exports to the Global South lept by 32%, ...
by CGSP Staff

China’s Quake Relief a Messaging Win

Mao Ning is a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The first batch of Chinese emergency aid arrived in Myanmar on Monday. By then, Chinese rescue teams were on the ground in Myanmar and Thailand, and they had rescued six people. The Chinese Foreign Ministry ...
by CGSP Staff

Chinese Firm Faces Investigation After Thai Building Collapse

Rescue efforts underway on Monday at the site of a collapsed 30-floor skyscraper in Thailand. Photo by Varit Soponpis / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP
A Chinese construction firm is under investigation following the collapse of a 30-floor skyscraper under construction in Bangkok during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Thailand and Myanmar late last week. The building ...
by CGSP Staff

Military Chief Says Philippines ‘Inevitably’ Involved if Taiwan Invaded

Armed Forces of the Philippines General Romeo Brawner Jr. told Northern Luzon Command troops on April 1, 2025, to “start planning for actions in case there is an invasion of Taiwan.” Image via the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The Philippines’ military chief said Tuesday his country would “inevitably” be involved if neighboring Taiwan was invaded while warning China was working to infiltrate the Filipino military and other institutions. General Romeo Brawner made the ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan

View of a PLA Navy warship in the foreground with the aircraft carrier Shandong on the background that are operating off the coast of Taiwan on April 1, 2025. Image via the Taiwan Ministry of Defense.
By Joy Chiang with Mary Yang in Beijing China on Tuesday sent its army, navy, air, and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for drills Beijing said were aimed at practicing a blockade of ...
by Agence France-Presse

Taiwan Says China Deploys Shandong Aircraft Carrier Group Near Island

View of the PLA Navy aircraft carrier Shandong from a Taiwan warship on April 1, 2025. Image via the Taiwan Ministry of Defense.
China has deployed its Shandong aircraft carrier group and other vessels around Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said Tuesday after Beijing announced military exercises to surround the self-ruled island. Taiwan has dispatched its ...
by Agence France-Presse

Putin to Meet China’s Wang Yi During Moscow Visit: Kremlin

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with participants in Arctic expeditions for children organized by Rosatom, in the Arctic Circle port city of Murmansk on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet China’s top diplomat Wang Yi during his visit to Moscow this week, the Kremlin said on Monday. Both Moscow and Beijing have said Wang Yi ...
by Agence France-Presse

Week Long Event Aims to Boost Kenya’s Trade Ties With One of China’s Largest Cities, Chongqing

Chongqing mayor Hu Henghua and Chinese ambassador to Nairobi Guo Haiyan at a Kenyan investment promotion event hosted by Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui in Nairobi on March 27, 2025. Image via @KenInvest.
He Hunghua, mayor of the sprawling industrial megacity of Chongqing in southwest China, wrapped up a week-long trade promotion visit to Kenya on Friday with more than $380 million of deals signed. Among the ...
by Eric Olander

China’s Rapid Response to Myanmar Quake Contrasts With U.S. Absence

Chinese rescue team members use a device to search for victims trapped in the rubble of a damaged temple in Mandalay on March 30, 2025, two days after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
China moved quickly this weekend to respond to the devastating earthquake in neighboring Myanmar that killed at least 1,700 people. More than 200 emergency personnel from across China along with dozens of others ...
by Eric Olander

China Manufacturing Activity Grows for Second Straight Month

Workers on the assembly line at a factory of FAW-Volkswagen company in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on March 12, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
China’s manufacturing activity grew in March for the second month in a row, official data showed Monday, as the world’s second-largest economy fights to climb out of a prolonged slump. Authorities have looked ...
by Agence France-Presse

China, South Korea and Japan Agree to Strengthen Free Trade

South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (C) poses for a photo with Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (L) and China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao (R) during the 13th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
By Hieun Shin China, South Korea, and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
by Agence France-Presse

Chinese Sailors Missing off Ghana in Suspected Pirate Attack

Three Chinese nationals are missing after their vessel came under a “suspected pirate attack” off the coast of Ghana, authorities said over the weekend. The apparent kidnapping is the latest in the Gulf ...
by Agence France-Presse

Cambodia’s Strategic Bet: Banking on China’s Vision for a Second Shenzhen

Cambodia's Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway. Photo: Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Cambodia is making a strategic bet by aligning itself closely with China’s economic and geopolitical vision, particularly through the “second Shenzhen” dream in Preah Sihanouk province. The Fourth Think Tank High-Level Forum, ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

China’s Xi Sends Quake Condolences to Myanmar Junta Chief

Chinese rescue team members use a device to search for victims trapped in the rubble of a damaged temple in Mandalay on March 30, 2025, two days after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
China’s President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Myanmar’s junta chief on Saturday, a day after a devastating earthquake killed at least 1,000 people. Xi “expressed deep sorrow” over the destruction ...
by Agence France-Presse
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