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India Holds Sway Over the Maldives for Now but Not Forever, Says Scholar
The Maldives will remain under the political influence of India for the time being, but eventually, it will fall under the sway of China, according to Chinese scholar Zhu Fangfang, director of the Dhivehi Language Program at Beijing Foreign Studies University. ...
Concern Over China’s Growing Naval Presence Dominates Australian Indian Ocean Gathering
The foreign ministers from Australia and India both issued veiled critiques of China's military build-up in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) at a conference hosted by both countries in the western Australian city of Perth on Friday. The gathering brought together ...
Maldivian President Courts Investors, Controversy During China Trip
Mohamed Muizzu, the newly elected president of the Maldives, met with business leaders and Party officials in the Southeastern province of Fujian during the first phase of his five-day visit to China. Speaking at an “Invest Maldives” event in Fuzhou on Monday,
Map of the Day: Why China’s Economic Clout in the Indian Ocean Will Be Hard to Beat
The Indian Ocean region is home to some of the world’s most important trade routes. It is also rife with choke points and conflict zones that put the region at the center of global geopolitical competition between China, the U.S. and other powers like India.
Connecting the Dots: China-India Rivalry Is Reshaping Indian Ocean Politics
China and India are commercial rivals in fields as diverse as antibiotics and spices. The two are also increasingly trying to expand their influence among governments across the Indian Ocean region. The rivalry can’t be separated from broader geopolitical tensions between the ...
China and India’s Bumpy Road to An “Asian Century”
China and India must find ways of tolerating each other’s military rise to ensure the dawn of an “Asian Century.” So argued Zhou Bo, a former official in China’s Ministry of Defense and currently a researcher at the Center for Strategic ...
Is China Planning a New Military Base in Africa? New Paper Weighs the Options
Rumors that China is planning another military base in Africa are rife in Washington at the moment. Now a new paper by Paul Nantulya, a noted expert on Africa-China military links, was published by the Pentagon-aligned Africa Center for Strategic Studies. It unpacks the strategic calculations that underlie the ...
New Transport Corridor Gives China Direct Access to the Indian Ocean for the First Time
A new overland transport corridor has made history by linking China directly to the Indian Ocean for the first time. Built jointly by Chinese provinces and Singapore, the transport corridor links the Chinese manufacturing hub of Chongqing with Vientiane, ...
Head of U.S. Forces in Africa Repeats Unsubstantiated Claim that China Is Planning an Atlantic Military Base
The commander for U.S. forces in Africa (AFRICOM), General Stephen J. Townsend reiterated his assertion that China is looking to build a second military base in Africa, this time somewhere along the Atlantic coast. In a wide-ranging ...
Wang Yi’s Recent Tour of East African and Indian Ocean States Provokes Anxiety Among Indian Analysts
India has long regarded the larger Indian Ocean region and portions of East Africa as within its traditional sphere of influence, at least in relation to China. So, it's not surprising that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip earlier this month to five countries in both regions ...
Taking Stock of Wang Yi’s Tour of East Africa & Indian Ocean States
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is back in Beijing after wrapping up the customary first overseas trip of the year that always begins in Africa. Wang spent almost a week visiting five nations in East Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean ...
Renewed Calls For Chinese Debt Relief as Wang Yi Wraps Up Africa & Indian Ocean Tour in Sri Lanka
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his week-long, five-nation tour of East Africa and Indian Ocean states on Sunday in Sri Lanka, where he held talks with Prime Minister Malina Rajapaksa and his brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The politically sensitive issue ...