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Cambodia’s New Chinese-Built Capital Airport Set to Open

A general view shows the new, Chinese-built Techo International Airport in Cambodia's Kandal province on August 11, 2025. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)
Cambodian aviation authorities will conduct a final test flight on Friday at the country’s massive new airport ahead of the official opening on September 9th. It took Chinese contractors five years to ...
by Eric Olander

Tensions Surge in the South China Sea as PLA Confronts U.S., Philippines Presence

View of the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins conducting a freedom of navigation operation near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on August 13, 2025. Image via the Philippine Coast Guard.
Chinese warships and fighter jets were out in force on Wednesday near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in a bid to push out a pair of U.S. warships and ...
by Eric Olander

India and China Eye Border Trade Resumption

File image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. Image via @NarendraModi.
India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as U.S. tariffs disrupt the global trade order. Past trade across ...
by Agence France-Presse

Chinese Mountaineer Dies on Pakistan’s K2

Chinese mountain climber Guang Jing died while descending K2 in Pakistan.
A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world’s second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers waiting on Thursday for weather conditions to improve to recover her body. Guang Jing was descending from the summit of ...
by Agence France-Presse

BYD Readies Thai Exports as Chinese EVs Lead in Southeast Asia

For the first time, Chinese EV firms invested more abroad than at home in 2024, led by Southeast Asia assembly plants. Yet core battery cell production remains in China, Rhodium data shows. Image via BYD Brazil
Government electric vehicle EV incentives in Thailand and Indonesia are significantly influencing the region’s auto market, lifting Chinese brands while slumping Japanese incumbents. BYD will start shipping Thai-built plug-in hybrids to ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

New Zealand Foreign Minister Says ‘Outsiders’ Meddling in Regional Summit

Pacific Islands foreign ministers gather for the annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Suva on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Ben STRANG / AFP)
By Ben Strang New Zealand’s foreign minister said Thursday that foreign influence was threatening to split an upcoming annual summit of South Pacific leaders. ...
by Agence France-Presse

U.S. Sanctions Hong Kong Firms Over Illegal Mining in the DR Congo

M23 soldiers stand at the mining pits in Rubaya in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Camille Laffont / AFP)
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed penalties on a pair of Hong Kong-based companies for “destabilizing activities in the DRC” that involved the purchase of illegally sourced minerals. The companies were allegedly operating ...
by Eric Olander

Rare U.S., China Alignment Over Designation of Pakistani Separatist Group as “Terrorists”

Shen Shiwei is a Beijing-based media worker who frequently publishes commentaries in English on U.S. social media platforms like X.
The U.S. announced this week that it would designate the Pakistani separatist militant group The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its affiliate The Majeed Brigade as a terrorist organizations. The move was well-received ...
by Eric Olander

Direct Flights Between India and China Set to Resume as Part of Broader Rapprochement

A passenger plane is on the tarmac of Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, on August 11, 2025. (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
A nearly five-year freeze in relations between India and China is quickly thawing ahead of a landmark visit to Tianjin later this month by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s upcoming trip ...
by Eric Olander

Australia Moves to Counter China With Vanuatu Security Pact

Australia on Wednesday hailed a breakthrough in efforts to sign a security agreement with Vanuatu, a deal that could dilute China’s influence in the Pacific island nation. A delegation of Australian ministers ironed ...
by Agence France-Presse

U.S. Designation of Baloch Militants Deals Blow to India, Secures Chinese Projects in Pakistan, Chinese Commentator Says

HEADLINE TRANSLATION: "The U.S. Hits India with a Precision Strike! Pakistan gets a brief chance to fight terrorism."
On August 11, the U.S. State Department announced it was designating the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) effective immediately, while also listing the Majeed ...
by Han Zhen

How Pandemic Controls Still Shape Trade and Migration in a China–Myanmar Border City

A deeply reported story published on a WeChat public account specializing in literary reporting examines how pandemic-era border control policies in Ruili, once China’s busiest land port with Myanmar, have outlasted COVID-19 and devastated ...
by Han Zhen

Marcos Downplays Taiwan Comments After Chinese Pushback

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos speaks during a press conference at Malacanang Palace in Manila on August 11, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. downplayed recent comments linking the Philippines to a possible conflict over Taiwan, following an angry reaction from China. During his visit to India last week, he ...
by CGSP Staff

China Starts Brunei Muara Port Expansion to Double Capacity

China begins $278M Muara Port expansion in Brunei, doubling capacity to 500,000 TEUs by 2027 to strengthen ASEAN trade links. (Photo: Xinhua)
China has begun a US$278 million worth of Brunei’s Muara Port expansion, the country’s leading maritime gateway, in a push to deepen Southeast Asia trade links as Chinese exports to the region ...
by Edwin Shri Bimo

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Revealing Reactions to China’s Festival of Optics

In terms of geopolitical optics, this week was nothing short of a banquet. It served up at least two sets of images that seem to crystallize our historical moment and that will live on in the Wikipedia of history as shorthand for where the world was in 2025.
One is the waves of uncannily synchronized soldiers and a bewildering array of high-tech weaponry gliding down Beijing’s Chang’an Avenue. The ...

Xi Says China, Brazil Can Model ‘Self-Reliance’ for Global South

File image of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo by EVARISTO SA and Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / various sources / AFP)
China’s President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart Tuesday the two countries could set an example of “self-reliance” for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount. The two leaders have both sought ...
by Agence France-Presse

Chinese-Made Helicopter Under Scrutiny in Crash That Killed Two Ghanaian Ministers

File image of a Ghana Air Force Z9 helicopter, similar to the one that crashed on August 6, 2025, killing eight people, including two ministers. Image via the Ghana Air Force.
Ghanaian aviation investigators are looking into whether a technical malfunction onboard the Chinese-made Z-9 helicopter led to last Wednesday’s crash in the central Ashanti region that killed eight people, including the country’s defense ...
by Eric Olander

U.S. Senator Seeks Review of Kenya’s ‘Major Non-NATO Ally’ Status, Citing China Ties

File image of U.S. Senator James Risch. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
One of Washington’s most powerful lawmakers is calling for the State Department to review Kenya’s status as a Major Non-NATO Ally in response to Nairobi’s close ties with China. U.S. Republican Senator James ...
by Eric Olander

Chinese Communist Party’s Top Diplomat Detained for Questioning: WSJ

File image of Liu Jianchao, director of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. (Photo by Ichiro Ohara / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)
The Chinese Communist Party’s most senior foreign policy official, Liu Jianchao, is reportedly being detained for questioning by authorities, according to the Wall Street Journal. The investigation marks the latest turmoil at the ...
by CGSP Staff

Marcos Says Philippines Would Be Dragged ‘Kicking and Screaming’ Into Taiwan War

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos speaks during a press conference at Malacanang Palace in Manila on August 11, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos warned Monday that his country would be dragged “kicking and screaming” into any war over Taiwan, but must prepare for it. China considers self-ruled Taiwan, Manila’s closest neighbor to ...
by Han Zhen

Chinese Vessels Collide While Pursuing Philippine Boat in South China Sea: Manila

Screengrab from a video that shows a Chinese PLA Navy warship colliding with a China Coast Guard vessel while trying to intercept a Philippines Coast Guard ship on August 11, 2025 near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Image via the Philippine Coast Guard.
A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea, Manila said Monday, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation. The ...
by Agence France-Presse

Murder of Chinese Farm Owner in Zambia Shocks Nation, Sparks Unprecedented Outcry in China

HEADLINE TRANSLATION: "57-Year-Old Chinese Farm Owner Missing in Zambia for Nearly 30 Days Confirmed Dead; Suspect Is Hired Manager, Still at Large"
In what has become one of the most widely followed cases of a Chinese citizen murdered in Africa to date, the killing of 57-year-old Chinese farm owner Ms. Shi in Zambia has sparked nationwide ...
by Han Zhen

Tariffed by the U.S., Shunned by China: India–Philippines Naval Drill Sparks Nationalist Glee on Chinese Social Media

HEADLINE TRANSLATION: "Philippines and India Hold First South China Sea Drill, First Visit in 18 Years — ‘Strategic Partnership’ Shaped by Trump Tariffs"
As India and the Philippines held their first-ever joint naval exercise in the South China Sea on August 3–4, Chinese social media lit up not with surprise, but with sarcasm. The timing was key: both ...
by Han Zhen

Thai Police Arrest 26 Chinese Nationals Suspected of Illegal Loans

Some of the 26 Chinese nationals arrested by Thai authorities for running an illegal loan operation. Image via the Chonburi Police.
Thai police said they arrested 26 Chinese nationals on Saturday on suspicion they were running an illegal online loan operation. Officers raided a “luxury pool villa” in the resort town of Pattaya, about ...
by Agence France-Presse

Senior Chinese Diplomat Liu Jianchao Taken in for Questioning: WSJ

File image of Liu Jianchao, the Communist Party of China's top foreign policy lead. KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP
A senior Chinese diplomat considered a contender for future foreign minister has been detained by authorities for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Liu Jianchao, head of a department under the ...
by Agence France-Presse

WEEK IN REVIEW: China Urges Citizens to Avoid Joining Foreign Wars

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun on April 22, 2025. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Trump administration indicated that it would postpone a leaders’ summit with African heads of state, which was initially scheduled for next month. The African leaders’ summit would have coincided with the UN General ...
by CGSP Staff

Xi Tells Putin China Glad to See Improved U.S.-Russia Relations

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP)
President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in a phone call on Friday that China was pleased to see Moscow and Washington improving their relations, state media said. Putin and U.S. ...
by Agence France-Presse

Philippines Says 3 Chinese Ships Spotted Near Islets Close to Taiwan

One of three China Coast Guard ships tracked by the Philippines Coast Guard off the Philippines province of Batanes in the South China Sea. Image via the Philippines Coast Guard.
Three Chinese coast guard vessels were being monitored in the waters off remote islands in the northern Philippines near Taiwan, maritime officials in Manila said on Friday. The vessels were first spotted on ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Expresses ‘Serious Concern’ Over Israel Plan to Control Gaza

Palestinians rush to the site where parachuted aid packages are landing in the Nuseirat area in the central Gaza Strip during an airdrop above the Israel-besieged Palestinian territory on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
China expressed on Friday “serious concerns” over Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, urging it to “immediately cease its dangerous actions.” “Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people and is an inseparable ...
by Agence France-Presse

Solomon Islands Bars China and Taiwan From Top Pacific Summit

Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele inspects honour guards during a welcome ceremony at the Parliment in Wellington on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP)
Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that includes China, Taiwan, and the United States. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said ...
by Agence France-Presse

China Warns Against Gaza Occupation

A Palestinian girl looks at the aftermath of an overnight strike on the Sheikh Radwan Health Centre run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the north of Gaza City on August 6, 2025. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP.
China has called on Israel to halt its recently announced plans to occupy the entire Gaza Strip. Geng Shuang, China’s envoy to the United Nations, said on Tuesday that Beijing is concerned about the ...
by CGSP Staff
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