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Three New Polls Show China is Edging Past the U.S. as the World’s Partner
Worry about the Trump administration’s decision-making is leading the public around the world to see China as an increasingly attractive counter-option. This is the main takeaway from three large public opinion polls released recently. The annual Gallup poll of 130 ...
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Pressure Builds on China Over Hormuz
China is coming under sharper pressure to do more in the Strait of Hormuz as the waterway’s disruption drags on and outside powers increasingly point to Beijing’s energy stake in the crisis. French Navy chief Admiral Nicolas Vaujour said China’s current approach—limited ...
China Finds a Way Through Hormuz Crisis as Others Stall
While the world anxiously awaits what happens when U.S. President Donald Trump's 48-hour deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires, Chinese energy shipments are steadily, albeit slowly, making the dangerous journey. Over the weekend, reports of two oil cargo ...
China’s Export Curbs Spur Rare Earth Scramble
China’s announcement last week that exports of refined rare earth minerals, permanent magnets using these elements, and the equipment used to refine them, has sparked panic among the countries that depend on these exports for high-technology products, including weapons and wind turbines.
China Rejects NATO Head’s Sanctions Threat
China's Foreign Ministry dismissed comments by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte threatening China, India, and Brazil with secondary sanctions for doing business with Russia. Rutte's comments came a day after President Donald Trump announced new weapons allocations for Ukraine and threatened penalties ...
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 ...
Three New Polls Show China is Edging Past the U.S. as the World’s Partner
Worry about the Trump administration’s decision-making is leading the public around the world to see China as an increasingly attractive counter-option. This is the main takeaway from three large public opinion polls released recently. The annual Gallup poll of 130 ...
Pressure Builds on China Over Hormuz
China is coming under sharper pressure to do more in the Strait of Hormuz as the waterway’s disruption drags on and outside powers increasingly point to Beijing’s energy stake in the crisis. French Navy chief Admiral Nicolas Vaujour said China’s current approach—limited ...
China Finds a Way Through Hormuz Crisis as Others Stall
While the world anxiously awaits what happens when U.S. President Donald Trump's 48-hour deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires, Chinese energy shipments are steadily, albeit slowly, making the dangerous journey. Over the weekend, reports of two oil cargo ...
China’s Export Curbs Spur Rare Earth Scramble
China’s announcement last week that exports of refined rare earth minerals, permanent magnets using these elements, and the equipment used to refine them, has sparked panic among the countries that depend on these exports for high-technology products, including weapons and wind turbines.
China Rejects NATO Head’s Sanctions Threat
China's Foreign Ministry dismissed comments by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte threatening China, India, and Brazil with secondary sanctions for doing business with Russia. Rutte's comments came a day after President Donald Trump announced new weapons allocations for Ukraine and threatened penalties ...
Xi Jinping’s Southeast Asia Tour Comes as U.S. Tariff Chaos Creates Diplomatic Openings
New details emerged on Wednesday about Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-nation, week-long tour of Southeast Asia that begins next week. Consistent with previous presidential tours, Chinese authorities were silent about Xi's travel plans but the itinerary was eventually revealed piecemeal by ...
Panama Canal Port Operator Calls Audit Claims ‘Contrary to Reality’
The Hong Kong firm in charge of two key Panama Canal ports rejected on Wednesday an audit that said it had failed to pay the $1.2 billion due under its concession. Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate ...
China’s Rapid Response to Myanmar Quake Contrasts With U.S. Absence
China moved quickly this weekend to respond to the devastating earthquake in neighboring Myanmar that killed at least 1,700 people. More than 200 emergency personnel from across China along with dozens of others from Hong Kong and the Chinese Red Cross Society were ...
Asia’s Growth Faces Uncertainty Amid U.S. Policy Shifts: ADB Report
Asia's emerging economies are projected to experience the effects of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's 2025 policies, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today. East Asia may face slower GDP growth due to trade ties with China, ...
China Quantifies Climate Funding as Solidarity With African Negotiators Strengthens
On the second day of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said that Beijing has already mobilized about $24.5 billion to help address climate change in developing countries while also hinting at more ambitious targets at home to achieve “carbon neutrality" before 2060. ...