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EU Lawmakers Question Global Gateway’s Africa Spending as China Comparison Intensifies
The EU's answer to China's Belt and Road Initiative is facing new scrutiny from lawmakers at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Global Gateway (GG), a program launched in 2021 to finance infrastructure in developing countries, was the focus of a new ...
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U.S. Revokes Visas for Chilean Officials Over China Cable Project
The U.S. State Department announced travel restrictions on Chile’s Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and two other officials in connection with a proposed undersea data cable project with China. In a short statement ascribed released on Friday, ...
U.S. Warns Peru Over Chinese-Built Chancay Port as Exports Hit Record
The Trump administration warned Peru that the Chinese-built Port of Chancay risks undermining the country’s sovereignty, escalating U.S. pressure over Beijing’s growing infrastructure footprint in Latin America.
Bangladesh Election Fuels China Pivot, Reshaping South Asia’s Power Balance
Bangladesh's national election on Thursday may shift South Asia's geopolitical balance as China expands influence while India's regional standing weakens. The vote follows last year's student uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who remains sheltered in India despite extradition requests. ...
China Set to Widen Footprint in Bangladesh as India’s Ties Decline
By Tora Agarwala China’s influence in Bangladesh, boosted by the 2024 ouster of New Delhi‑aligned leader Sheikh Hasina, is likely to deepen after this week's election, although politicians and analysts say India is too large a neighbor to be sidelined completely.
Iranian women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on January 14, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP
By Andrea Ghiselli More than a hundred children at a girls’ primary school in Minab, in southern Iran, are reported dead. Missiles and drones are striking targets across Israel as well as the Gulf, from Kuwait to Oman, with the barrage not limited to military ...
EU Lawmakers Question Global Gateway’s Africa Spending as China Comparison Intensifies
The EU's answer to China's Belt and Road Initiative is facing new scrutiny from lawmakers at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Global Gateway (GG), a program launched in 2021 to finance infrastructure in developing countries, was the focus of a new ...
U.S. Revokes Visas for Chilean Officials Over China Cable Project
The U.S. State Department announced travel restrictions on Chile’s Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and two other officials in connection with a proposed undersea data cable project with China. In a short statement ascribed released on Friday, ...
U.S. Warns Peru Over Chinese-Built Chancay Port as Exports Hit Record
The Trump administration warned Peru that the Chinese-built Port of Chancay risks undermining the country’s sovereignty, escalating U.S. pressure over Beijing’s growing infrastructure footprint in Latin America.
Bangladesh Election Fuels China Pivot, Reshaping South Asia’s Power Balance
Bangladesh's national election on Thursday may shift South Asia's geopolitical balance as China expands influence while India's regional standing weakens. The vote follows last year's student uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who remains sheltered in India despite extradition requests. ...
China Set to Widen Footprint in Bangladesh as India’s Ties Decline
By Tora Agarwala China’s influence in Bangladesh, boosted by the 2024 ouster of New Delhi‑aligned leader Sheikh Hasina, is likely to deepen after this week's election, although politicians and analysts say India is too large a neighbor to be sidelined completely.
Panama Rejects Chinese Threats Over Canal Port Dispute
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Wednesday strongly rejected China's warning that Panama would pay a "heavy price" after the Supreme Court invalidated Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's concession to operate two strategic ports on the Panama Canal. The court ruled the contract unconstitutional, citing disproportionate favoritism toward the ...
Kenya Cuts Debt Costs With Yuan Swap as China Ties Reshape Financing
Kenya reduced its external debt-servicing costs by about $167 million after using a yuan-for-dollar currency swap linked to its debt with China. This is the first time Nairobi has specified the exact figure, after announcing the swap in October. The transaction lowered ...
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.
Visa-Free Brazil Lowers the Stakes for Chinese Firms Eyeing Latin America
As Brazil rolls out a visa-free regime for Chinese passport holders, observers see the move as going beyond tourism. It is a catalyst for China’s already flourishing investment in the Latin American powerhouse. Brazil has become a major destination for Chinese ...
China’s Belt and Road Roars Back, Defying Predictions of a Smaller, Quieter Era
Just a few of years ago, Chinese authorities signaled that the days of massive spending on Belt and Road Initiative projects were over and that a new, more austere era, known as "small yet beautiful" (小而美), would become the norm. New ...
As Iran Faces Its Gravest Crisis in Decades, China Stays on the Sidelines
China’s relationship with the Middle East is a perennial topic in discussions about China’s role in the Global South, especially at moments of crisis. Now, despite its publicly touted close relationship, as the Islamic Republic faces perhaps the most serious crisis in its 45 year history, including ...
Sri Lanka Seeks Chinese Aid to Rebuild After Deadly Cyclone
Sri Lanka asked China to help rebuild key infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, which killed at least 641 people and caused extensive damage, the island's foreign minister said on Monday. Vijitha Herath said he made the request during talks with his ...