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Why the U.S. Development Finance Corporation Shouldn’t be Used to Compete With China

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Karthik Sankaran
Karthik Sankaran
Senior Research Fellow
Quincy Institute
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Dan Ford
Junior Research Fellow
Quincy Institute

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The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired a water cannon and “sideswiped” a government vessel Wednesday during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after Beijing said it had “exercised control” over the ship.

The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired a water cannon and “sideswiped” a government vessel Wednesday during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after Beijing said it had “exercised control” over the ship.

The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired a water cannon and “sideswiped” a government vessel Wednesday during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after Beijing said it had “exercised control” over the ship.

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The New Dilemma for Middle Powers Caught Between the U.S. and China

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Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia rush to finalize U.S. tariff deals before July 8 tariff deadline.
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Why the U.S.-DRC Mining Deal is Bad News For China

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The Silent Crisis Killing African EV Manufacturing

Kenya’s electric vehicle innovations and adoptions are well documented but beneath the veneer lies a challenge that many do not speak of loudly- the capacity for local production of basic components. This is an issue that slows down growth not only of the sector but ...

Eugene Wang'ombe
Eugene Wang'ombe
Founder
Huskberry Engineering
China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt is replacing South Korea’s LG Energy Solution in Indonesia’s $9.8 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain project
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China at COP30 and the New Politics of Climate Change

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Anika Patel
Anika Patel
Chinese Domestic and Foreign Policy Analyst
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How China Uses Parliamentary Buildings to Build Influence in Africa

China has funded, designed, and built more than 200 government buildings across Africa, including the headquarters of the African Union and Ecowas, foreign ministry annexes in Ghana and Kenya, and at least 15 national parliaments. Eric and Cobus speak with Innocent Batsani-Ncube, an associate professor of ...

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Chinese Nationals’ Role in Africa’s Illicit Weapons, Mining, and Money Flows

There’s mounting evidence from the United Nations and others that Chinese organized crime syndicates are moving more of their operations from countries in Southeast Asia to Africa. These groups are contributing to a surge in illicit crypto mining, scam centers, illegal wildlife trafficking, and black market weapons ...

China is quietly expanding its strategic reserves of key industrial metals, including nickel, just as top producers Indonesia and the Philippines tighten export policies and raise mining royalties, reshaping global supply chains.
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Is China’s “Engineering State” the New Development Model for the Global South?

China’s rapid ascent from rural poverty to industrial superpower reshaped the global economy and established a new center of gravity for manufacturing. Today, Chinese factories anchor much of the world’s supply chains, producing goods at a speed and scale that few countries can match. Behind ...

Dan Wang
Dan Wang
Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution
Stanford University
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Why China’s Ability to Make a $6 Toaster is a Big Problem for the Global South

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James Kynge
James Kynge
Senior Research Fellow for China and the World
Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House
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