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Europe Meets Africa Amid Rising China Anxieties

About seventy leaders from European Union and African Union member countries met for a summit in Angola on Monday. The summit is partially overshadowed by the rapid developments around a possible U.S.-led deal in Ukraine, where Europe is being sidelined. The Europeans gathered an impromptu internal summit ...

South Africa and China Launch Joint African Modernization Initiative

South Africa and China announced a new joint initiative aimed at boosting African modernization. The initiative was announced on Sunday during the closing of the G20 summit in Johannesburg. The text of the announcement emphasizes that the initiative will harmonize with ...

G20 Communiqué Reflects Both China’s Priorities and Growing Concerns Over Mineral Export Controls

Chinese Premier Li Qiang took full advantage of the U.S. absence at this weekend's G20 summit in Johannesburg to shape the final communiqué in ways that aligned with Beijing's priorities on multilateralism, debt, and, most notably, critical minerals. Consistent with previous ...

Xi Can Skip the G20 Without Losing Africa. For Trump, It’s Different.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's predictable decision not to attend this Saturday's G20 summit in Johannesburg is sparking quite a bit of chatter among journalists and other observers that Beijing is somehow dissing South Africa and downgrading the G20 as a whole. ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: China’s U.S. Soybean Orders Jump After Trade Truce, Then Subsides

The Chinese authorities unveiled plans this week to use their boom in renewable energy to power a whole set of ancillary industries. During the 2026-2030 five-year plan period, provinces and power producers will reportedly be pushed to build up local industrial bases to boost the production of green ...

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The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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South Africa Close to Signing Major Fruit Export Deal With China, Says Ag Minister

South Africa is close to finalizing a major agricultural trade agreement that would significantly expand the range of fruit that could enter the Chinese market. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said both sides are close on terms, and he hopes that a ...

Is this China’s Great Power Opportunity to Change Global Order?

By Chris Alden & Lukas Fiala Reading through the headlines surrounding the recent G20 summit in Brazil last week, it was hard to overlook reports of outgoing US President Biden seemingly sidelined at the photo-op. While it’s important not to overinterpret the ...

Xi Arrives in Brazil Looking to Benefit From Mounting Anxiety About the U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the G20 summit that begins on Monday, followed by a state visit with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In advance of his arrival on Sunday, Xi wrote a lengthy ...

Brazil Passed on Joining the Belt and Road Initiative But You Would Never Know That in China

Chinese authorities appear to have blocked all discussion online of the news that Brazil once again refused Beijing's invitation to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).  Since Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil, Celso Amorim, announced the decision last week, ...

The West’s Answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative is Already Encountering Resistance… From Turkey

The hugely ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) multi-modal trade route is already beginning to encounter resistance just weeks after being announced at the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi. IMEC is the latest effort by the U.S. and Europe to build ...

Chinese PM Fills in for His Boss at G20, Still No Explanation From Beijing Why Xi Jinping Was a No Show

China did its very best to downplay President Xi Jinping's absence from the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi over the weekend, sending novice diplomat Premier Li Qiang in his place. At home, China's tightly controlled media made no mention of ...

This Chart Explains Why Xi Jinping Will Probably Go to Next Year’s G20 Summit in Brazil

Until recently, there was never any doubt that a Chinese president would participate in major summits like the G20 or ASEAN. Chinese leaders in the post-Mao era saw their attendance at these events as a symbol of China's resurgence as a major world power. ...
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