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China Hosts Latin American Leaders in Move to Deepen Ties
China on Monday prepared to welcome Latin American leaders to Beijing for a major summit, seeking to draw the region closer in response to the trade war with the United States. Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin ...
China Ready to Play ‘Constructive Role’ With India, Pakistan: Xinhua
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday that Beijing supported India and Pakistan's efforts to reach a ceasefire, and remains "willing to continue playing a constructive role" in the process, state news agency Xinhua reported. Wang made the comment during telephone ...
Navigating Our Endless Now
Foreign policy writers are in danger of running out of cliches. How often can one reuse the old Lenin line of “weeks where decades happen”? But here we are: in one week, India and Pakistan crept closer to full war, ...
UAE Denies Supplying Chinese Weapons to Sudan Paramilitaries
The United Arab Emirates on Friday denied an Amnesty International report accusing it of providing Chinese-made weapons to Sudanese paramilitary forces at war with the regular army. "The UAE strongly rejects the suggestion that it is supplying weaponry to any party ...
China’s Expanding Copper Influence Forces Strategic Calculations in the Global South
The global copper market is at a pivotal moment, and China sits squarely at its core. In recent weeks, copper prices have slid sharply, rattling commodity markets and dragging down the share prices of major copper mining companies across the globe. This downturn reflects growing investors' ...
Sandy Cay Flag Standoff: A Brewing Firestorm in the South China Sea — Here’s Why
A flag war unfolded on a disputed sandbank in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines. No shots were fired, but the symbolism was deafening. Last week, four Chinese coast guard officials conducted maritime control and planted flags ...
Model Meets Reality: The Africa–China Export Forecast That Delivered
In an era where economic uncertainty often renders forecasts obsolete before they materialize, Africa’s export performance to China between 2022 and 2026 stands out as a compelling exception. Projections that I made together with Professor Reon Matemane, an associate professor at the University of Pretoria, in ...
Philippines Slams ‘High-Risk’ Chinese Naval Actions Near Contested Reef
The Philippines criticized on Thursday a "high-risk" manoeuvre by a Chinese vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in a rare incident involving warships from the two navies. The Scarborough Shoal -- a triangular chain of reefs and rocks in the contested ...
Nigeria Backtracks Solar Import Ban Amid China’s Supply Dominance
Nigeria recently floated, and then quickly walked back, a proposed ban on imported solar panels, most of which come from China. The about-face came just a month after the initial announcement, stirring familiar concerns about policy volatility in Nigeria and across Africa. But beneath ...
China’s Xi Aims to Beef up ‘No Limits’ Putin Partnership
Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to Moscow on Wednesday for a key three-day visit including a grand Victory Day parade and a show of support for Vladimir Putin. Moscow and Beijing declared a "no limits partnership" weeks before Putin ordered Russia's ...
China Says ‘Concerned’ by India Strikes on Pakistan, Urges Restraint
China on Wednesday expressed regret and concern over Indian strikes on Pakistan, urging both sides to show restraint in response to a major escalation between its nuclear-armed neighbors. India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on Wednesday, after ...
Is It Just Because They’re Cheap? Why Chinese Products Dominate the African Market
The popular East Africa-based Chinese online commentator Xiao Nie “小聂说事儿,” who chronicles daily life of Chinese immigrants on the continent, recently published an article addressing common biases about Africa’s consumer market. The piece was written in response to a flood of comments on a previous ...