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India Stands Alone in Opposing China-Backed WTO Investment Deal
India was the only country on Saturday to oppose a China-led investment mechanism to be incorporated into the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said at the WTO's ministerial gathering in Youndé, Cameroon, that the China-led Investment ...
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China Stocks Flat, Hang Seng Tech Sinks to One-Year Low as Middle East Tensions Weigh
By Jiaxing Li China stocks closed largely flat in choppy trading on Monday, while Hong Kong shares tumbled, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East continued to dent risk appetite in broader Asia markets. The ...
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
Uruguay’s President Arrives in Beijing for Week-Long Visit
Uruguay President Yamandu Orsi landed in Beijing on Sunday to kick off a seven-day visit to China that will include talks with President Xi Jinping. Although Uruguay is one of China's smaller trade partners in South America (total two-way trade around ...
India’s Central Bank Proposes Linking BRICS’ Digital Currencies, Sources Say
By Jaspreet Kalra and Nikunj Ohri India's central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar as geopolitical tensions ...
A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. Photo by MARLON TANO / AFP
In response to Iran’s partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has begun implementing a counter-blockade—leveraging naval patrols, sanctions enforcement, and selective interdictions to constrain Iranian oil exports and raise the costs of Tehran’s strategy. Rather than restoring stability, however, this tit-for-tat dynamic is accelerating fragmentation in global ...
India Stands Alone in Opposing China-Backed WTO Investment Deal
India was the only country on Saturday to oppose a China-led investment mechanism to be incorporated into the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said at the WTO's ministerial gathering in Youndé, Cameroon, that the China-led Investment ...
China Stocks Flat, Hang Seng Tech Sinks to One-Year Low as Middle East Tensions Weigh
By Jiaxing Li China stocks closed largely flat in choppy trading on Monday, while Hong Kong shares tumbled, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East continued to dent risk appetite in broader Asia markets. The ...
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
Uruguay’s President Arrives in Beijing for Week-Long Visit
Uruguay President Yamandu Orsi landed in Beijing on Sunday to kick off a seven-day visit to China that will include talks with President Xi Jinping. Although Uruguay is one of China's smaller trade partners in South America (total two-way trade around ...
India’s Central Bank Proposes Linking BRICS’ Digital Currencies, Sources Say
By Jaspreet Kalra and Nikunj Ohri India's central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar as geopolitical tensions ...
China’s Clean Tech Charm Offensive Wins Global South Hearts and Minds
By Chris Aylett and Bernice Lee Air travellers making the descent into Islamabad, Nairobi, or São Paulo may be struck by the sight of solar panels scattered liberally over the rooftops. Regular visitors to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, will probably have ...
Why Argentina Is Turning to China’s Natural-Gas Buses in an Age of EV
Argentina recently committed $45 million to purchase 150 natural-gas buses from China’s King Long, a move that may seem counterintuitive to readers accustomed to seeing Latin American cities embrace full electrification. But an article on a WeChat public account focused on Latin America’s economy explains that ...
How a Chinese Couple Built Africa’s Diaper Empire
When Softcare debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 10, few outside Asia had heard of it. Yet the “King of African Diapers” saw its shares jump 33% on day one, valuing the company at over $2.57 billion. Unlike the tech startups dominating headlines, ...
China’s Manufacturing Dominance Leave Developing Nations With Fewer Paths to Grow
Senior members of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) are gathering this week in Beijing for their annual plenum where they are going to put the finishing touches on the country's next year five year plan (FYP). This will be the 15th ...
IMF Meetings Begin Under Fresh Cloud of U.S.-China Trade Tensions
The IMF and World Bank's semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors got underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats between the world's two largest economies. Last week, China unveiled new export restrictions on ...
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, ...
Xi Says China, Brazil Can Model ‘Self-Reliance’ for Global South
China's President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart Tuesday the two countries could set an example of "self-reliance" for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount. The two leaders have both sought in recent months to present their countries as ...