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China’s Wang Tells New Japan FM He Hopes for ‘Progress’ in Ties
China's foreign minister told his new Japanese counterpart during a phone call on Wednesday that he hopes to make progress in bilateral ties while also warning of external "interference." Tensions have recently been building between Beijing and Tokyo recently as China ...
Japan PM Warns ‘Today’s Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow’s East Asia’
Japan's new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia" and dubbed the country's low birth rate a "quiet emergency." "Many fear that today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia. ...
China’s Xi Tells Putin Ready to ‘Expand’ Ties: State Media
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he was ready to "expand" cooperation on Wednesday, state media reported. The two leaders exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Xi said China was "ready to join Putin to ...
Are China’s Diplomatic Partnerships Entering a New Era?
By Lukas Fiala Studying Chinese foreign policy means grappling with China’s sometimes ambiguous but nevertheless intriguing foreign policy rhetoric. China’s multi-tiered partnership framework is a case in point. Last year, I wrote about this very subject, arguing that China’s ...
Railroads and Rivalries in Southern Africa
The U.S. and China plan to spend billions of dollars refurbishing key railway lines in southern Africa that link critical resource mining hubs in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with ports on both sides of the continent.
Pulling China In: The Political Goals and Project Needs Behind Latin America’s Loans From China
By Zara C. Albright Since Latin American countries began borrowing from China’s development finance institutions (DFIs) nearly two decades ago, loans from the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export-Import Bank of China (CHEXIM) have played a significant role in ...
How the BRI Undermined Beijing’s Bid to Revive Globalization
By Lukas Fiala Last week’s Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong served as a reminder of the conflicted ongoing legacy of the BRI over a decade after its initiation. When first articulated as a strategic vision to connect China with ...
Chile’s Biggest Steelworks Sunk by Cheap Chinese Imports
By Paulina Abramovich It's the end of an era: after 74 years the blast furnace at Chile's biggest steelmaker will be turned off on Monday, snuffed out by competition from China with the loss of thousands of jobs. ...
FOCAC and the Recalibration of Africa-China Relations
By Chris Alden and Lukas Fiala As the news cycle surrounding last week’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is gradually slowing down, it’s time to think about the bigger picture and what this summit has achieved. While not evident at first ...
[DOUBLE EPISODE] The China-Africa Summit Debrief
The three-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit wrapped up in Beijing on Friday. The big headline from this year's gathering was the announcement that China will provide $50.7 billion in financing to African countries over the next three years.
Chinese, African Perspectives on the FOCAC Summit
This year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit comes at a critical time for governments in both regions. While China is embroiled in an increasingly contentious great power duel with the United States, African governments are under mounting economic and social ...
Key Takeaways From Indonesian Foreign Minister’s Visit to China
This article is co-authored by Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, director of the China-Indonesia desk at CELIOS. On August 23, 2023, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi embarked on a pivotal ...