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Inside the Surge of Chinese Families to Thailand’s International Schools
Driven by the affordability of living expenses and education fees, Chinese expatriates have ranked Thailand among the top destinations for relocation, especially after COVID-19. As a result, the international school sector has experienced growth despite Thailand's low domestic birth rate. CGSP ...
Homecoming: The Journey of China-Trained African Professionals
By Pamela Carslake China has emerged as a leading destination for African students, attracting a growing number of Africans seeking diverse educational and training opportunities. The Chinese government's initiatives, including the pledge to provide 50,000 scholarships in 2018 and 60,000 training ...
What’s It Like to Study China-Africa Relations at Harvard University?
Only a handful of universities around the world teach area studies courses in China-Africa relations. It's a field that was once quite popular but less so today as interest in studying Chinese affairs more broadly has fallen precipitously. ...
Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty of Egypt, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Ishaq Dar of Pakistan and Hakan Fidan of Turkey meet to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. Muammer Tan/Turkish Foreign MinistryHandout via REUTERS
By Francesca Daniele On March 11, 2026, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2817. Proposed by Bahrain and backed by fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as well as Jordan, the resolution condemns “in the strongest terms” Iran’s “egregious attacks” against Gulf ...
Vanuatu Courts Hong Kong as Pacific Economies Seek New Partners
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat led a delegation to Hong Kong this week, meeting Chief Executive John Lee to seek cooperation on regulatory reform, investment, and tourism as the Pacific island nation looks to diversify its economic partners. The talks highlight ...
Chinese Lessons in Saudi Schools Show Growing Ties
By Haitham El-Tabei With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan studied the names of professions in a Chinese textbook, one of thousands of Saudi children now learning the language at school.
Inside the Surge of Chinese Families to Thailand’s International Schools
Driven by the affordability of living expenses and education fees, Chinese expatriates have ranked Thailand among the top destinations for relocation, especially after COVID-19. As a result, the international school sector has experienced growth despite Thailand's low domestic birth rate. CGSP ...
Homecoming: The Journey of China-Trained African Professionals
By Pamela Carslake China has emerged as a leading destination for African students, attracting a growing number of Africans seeking diverse educational and training opportunities. The Chinese government's initiatives, including the pledge to provide 50,000 scholarships in 2018 and 60,000 training ...
What’s It Like to Study China-Africa Relations at Harvard University?
Only a handful of universities around the world teach area studies courses in China-Africa relations. It's a field that was once quite popular but less so today as interest in studying Chinese affairs more broadly has fallen precipitously. ...
Africa’s Prominent Role in the New “BRICS6”
The once lifeless BRICS bloc got a big boost of energy this week with the addition of six new members including two additional African states from Egypt and Ethiopia. Together, African countries will now account for nearly a third of the ...
Translation: Why Some Chinese Men in Africa Prefer Not to Return Home
The following article was published on Congo Daily (今日刚果), a WeChat channel for the Chinese expatriate community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The name or identity of the author is not known. What makes this article so interesting is how it reflects the views and ...
Bases, Training, and Weapon Sales: Latest Trends in China-Africa Military Ties
Three Chinese warships made ports of call in Ghana and Nigeria this month, prompting a new wave of speculation about Beijing's military ambitions in Africa. The PLA Navy visit followed reports that Chinese miners in the Central African Republic were rescued ...
It’s Getting Tougher for African Students to Get a PhD in China
Thousands of African students are back in class again in China following a three-year absence due to the pandemic and Beijing's strict COVID Zero travel restrictions. But doctoral students from Africa and elsewhere are confronting ...
Morocco Students Plead to Go Back to School… in China
Around a thousand Moroccan university students who started their studies in China but haven't been able to return since the beginning of the pandemic are pleading with the Chinese government to let them back into the country. China's borders have been ...
Africa’s Newest Chinese-financed Political Training Academy Opens in Tanzania
Chinese ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian joined President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday to open a new political training academy located outside of Dar es Salaam. But unlike similar Chinese-financed academies in South Africa and Ethiopia that are primarily country-specific, ...
Economist: It Doesn’t Matter If Nigeria Looks to China or Europe For Infrastructure Loans, It Still Won’t Solve the Underlying Problem
Last week's acknowledgment by Nigeria's Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi that China will no longer finance the country's large-scale railway projects has prompted a lively debate over how Abuja should fund its future infrastructure development. Amaechi said he is now ...