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China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker

China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker

By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing ...

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

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 Donald Trump.
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China Calls for Afghanistan-Pakistan Ceasefire

China called on Friday for a ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, adding it was talking to both sides to try to end violent clashes that had left Beijing "deeply concerned." Pakistan is one of China's closest partners in the region, but ...
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Post-Uprising Polls Won’t Shake Nepal’s Delicate India-China Balance

By Aishwarya Kumar Nepal votes next week for the first time since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, but analysts say any winner will likely maintain the delicate diplomatic balance between its two giant neighbors, India and China. ...
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U.S. and China Take Divergent Paths in the New West Asia

The United States and China are pursuing sharply different strategies in a region that is no longer best understood as the "Middle East," but as part of a broader Asian-centered geopolitical system historically described as "West Asia."

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Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran

Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran
An Iranian man shouts anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans while standing in front of a portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally to pledge allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
By Amanda Chen One week into the war triggered by the American-Israeli joint offensive on Iran launched on Saturday, February 28, Tehran’s retaliation has already expanded from targeting U.S. military assets to striking Gulf energy and civilian infrastructure. On March 7, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly apologized to ...
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China’s Top Diplomat Warns That U.S.-China Estrangement Risks Global Catastrophe as Xi-Trump Summit Looms

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 Donald Trump.

China Calls for Afghanistan-Pakistan Ceasefire

China called on Friday for a ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, adding it was talking to both sides to try to end violent clashes that had left Beijing "deeply concerned." Pakistan is one of China's closest partners in the region, but ...

Post-Uprising Polls Won’t Shake Nepal’s Delicate India-China Balance

By Aishwarya Kumar Nepal votes next week for the first time since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, but analysts say any winner will likely maintain the delicate diplomatic balance between its two giant neighbors, India and China. ...

U.S. and China Take Divergent Paths in the New West Asia

The United States and China are pursuing sharply different strategies in a region that is no longer best understood as the "Middle East," but as part of a broader Asian-centered geopolitical system historically described as "West Asia."

As U.S. Engagement Wavers, Southeast Asia Finds a New Climate Partner in China

As aid from the United States and other Western countries dwindles and global trade tensions rise, Southeast Asia’s urgent need for green energy is finding a ready banker and builder in China. Experts caution that this shift is reshaping the region’s economic and strategic landscape at the ...

China to Scrap Tariffs for Most of Africa From May: Xi

Beijing's scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year ...

Panama and the New U.S. Strategy to Counter China in Latin America

The Panama Supreme Court’s ruling against Hutchison Ports in late January was not merely an isolated legal event; it was the successful proof-of-concept for a new geopolitical weapon. What appears on the surface to be a dispute over contracts from ...

The Development Finance Corporation and the U.S.-China Competition in the Global South

When the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) was launched in 2019, a big part of its mandate from Congress was to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative. That sentiment was a key theme on Capitol Hill late last year during the ...

As China Builds the Grid, Laos’s Power Ambitions Enter a New Phase

2026 marks a strategic turning point for Laos in its ambition to become the “Battery of Southeast Asia”, with two mega power transmission projects advancing this year. On the first day of January 2026, the 230 kV Thavieng-Mahaxay transmission line ...

Why the Belt and Road Is Back in a Big Way

There's been a lot of discussion in recent years about the financial health of China's Belt and Road Initiative. Critics contend the BRI became overstretched, bankrupting borrowers and straining creditors suffering from a weakening Chinese economy.

China’s Xi Urges Brazil’s Lula to Jointly Protect Global South Interests

China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations' core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said. In a telephone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ...

China Seeks Deeper Maritime Ties With Malta in Central Mediterranean

China is keen to deepen cooperation with Malta in shipping and port logistics, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, eager to leverage the island's strategic location in the Central Mediterranean. In an economic and trade cooperation meeting in Beijing, the ministry also told ...
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