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Cambodia, China Launch Dialogue to Address Investment Challenges
Cambodia and China held their first public-private sector dialogue on Monday to tackle operational barriers facing Chinese enterprises. Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol and Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin co-chaired the forum, which addressed taxation, customs, logistics, and labor issues affecting Chinese businesses. ...
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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. ...
DeepSeek and the New Geography of China’s AI Influence
A year after the China-based generative AI model DeepSeek made international headlines, its footprint has grown significantly, including in parts of the Global South, potentially shaping political information environments and competitive dynamics in AI adoption. Drawing on data such as Microsoft’s
China’s Play for Global Governance Leadership
In the weeks since Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the new Global Governance Initiative (GGI) during a speech at the SCO summit in Tianjin, Beijing's propaganda apparatus has been working overtime to build support for the new plan, particularly in Africa, ...
China Leads Influence in Southeast Asia, but Neighbors Come First
China leads the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia Influence Index by a point, 65 to 64 over the United States on the latest reading, but the study finds neighbors are more important than any external power, including China. However, Lowy records ...
Oil storage tanks at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
China's ban on exports of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel is poised to exacerbate fuel shortages and further boost prices for Asian industry and transportation buyers already grappling with tightening supplies caused by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Even before the ban, ...
Cambodia, China Launch Dialogue to Address Investment Challenges
Cambodia and China held their first public-private sector dialogue on Monday to tackle operational barriers facing Chinese enterprises. Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol and Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin co-chaired the forum, which addressed taxation, customs, logistics, and labor issues affecting Chinese businesses. ...
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. ...
DeepSeek and the New Geography of China’s AI Influence
A year after the China-based generative AI model DeepSeek made international headlines, its footprint has grown significantly, including in parts of the Global South, potentially shaping political information environments and competitive dynamics in AI adoption. Drawing on data such as Microsoft’s
China’s Play for Global Governance Leadership
In the weeks since Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the new Global Governance Initiative (GGI) during a speech at the SCO summit in Tianjin, Beijing's propaganda apparatus has been working overtime to build support for the new plan, particularly in Africa, ...
China Leads Influence in Southeast Asia, but Neighbors Come First
China leads the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia Influence Index by a point, 65 to 64 over the United States on the latest reading, but the study finds neighbors are more important than any external power, including China. However, Lowy records ...
Australia, Papua New Guinea Delay Mutual Defense Treaty
Australia and Papua New Guinea will not sign a long-awaited mutual defense treaty as expected on Wednesday, the two countries said. The deal was set to see the two nations commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face ...
Papua New Guinea, Australia Will Commit to Mutual Defense to Counter “Emerging Threats”
A new defense treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea commits to defending each other if they are attacked in the face of "emerging threats", a copy of the deal seen by AFP on Tuesday showed. The pact -- seen as ...
China is the ‘Elephant in the Room’ at Fraught Pacific Islands Summit
By Ben Strang Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation. Alongside its 18 ...
Rubio Presses Mexico on Cartels and Fentanyl as China Looms in U.S. Security Push
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio headed Tuesday on his first trip in office to Mexico, which has so far succeeded in navigating treacherous terrain with President Donald Trump who wants tough action on migration and cartels. Rubio is set to ...
U.S.–Indonesia Trade Deal Unveiled with China in the Crosshairs
The United States and Indonesia on Tuesday unveiled a joint announcement on a reciprocal trade framework that, though never mentioning China by name, echoes its presence at every turn. While the U.S.-Indonesia trade deal slashes tariffs significantly, it introduces strict supply chain provisions, measures widely viewed ...
Pew Survey: Global South More Concerned About U.S. Than China
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals a surprising shift: in many Global South middle-income countries, people are more concerned about U.S. influence than China’s.
Trump’s Middle East Pivot Aims to Counter China’s Rising Influence
By Maria Papageorgiou The U.S. president, Donald Trump, claimed he was able to secure deals totalling more than $2 trillion for the U.S. on his tour of the Gulf states in May. Trump said “there has never been anything like” the amount ...