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Two Chinese Nationals Wounded in Pakistan’s Largest City
Two Chinese nationals were wounded in Pakistan's largest city on Tuesday, a hospital official said, after a spate of targeted attacks prompted Beijing to demand tighter security for its citizens. Beijing is a crucial ally for cash-strapped Pakistan, but Chinese-funded infrastructure ...
China’s Paying a High Cost for Its “All-Weather” Relationship With Pakistan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in Pakistan this week to get ties with its South Asian neighbor back on track after a series of terrorist attacks this year. The latest incident occurred earlier this month near the airport in the southern ...
Pakistan and China Pursue Corridor Dream Despite Financial, Security Risks
By Atika Rehman More than 50 people were killed in late August during multiple attacks in Pakistan’s impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan. Despite extensive infrastructure investments made in the region, mostly through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a decades-long insurgency has only ...
China Starts Work on Afghan Copper Mine Long Stalled by War
By Joe Stenson Chinese engineers and the Taliban government broke ground in Afghanistan on Wednesday on a project to mine the world's second-largest copper deposit after a 16-year delay caused by war. Surveyors estimate Mes ...
Chinese Oil Company Suspends Niger Construction Over ‘Terrorist’ Threat
A Chinese state-owned petroleum company has suspended all construction at the Agadem oilfield in eastern Niger after "terrorist" attacks, AFP learned from the company Wednesday. The suspension comes after a series of attacks on Niger's oil infrastructure in recent months, including ...
Niger Rebels Say Disabled Part of Key Chinese-Built Oil Pipeline
Niger rebels fighting for the release of the country's democratically elected leader say they have disabled part of a crucial pipeline carrying crude oil to Benin. Vital to both the Nigerien and Beninese economies, the 2,000-kilometre-long pipeline has become the subject ...
Pakistan PM to Visit China Next Week: Beijing
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China and meet President Xi Jinping next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Friday. Beijing is Islamabad's closest regional ally, readily providing financial assistance to bail out its often-struggling neighbor.
China Calls for Calm in the Red Sea as Oil, Shipping Prices Steadily Edge Higher
The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a new appeal for calm in the Red Sea on Tuesday but made no mention of reports as to whether or not Beijing spoke with officials in Iran to rein in Houthi militants attacking cargo ships. ...
China’s Special Envoy Will Go to the Middle East This Week to Push For Peace Talks
China's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Zhai Jun, will reportedly travel to the region this week to meet with key stakeholders in a longshot attempt to push for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. China's state broadcaster CCTV announced the ...
Why the Israel Crisis Has Implications for China in the Global South
The carnage in Israel and Gaza seems to signal an inflection point, not only because of its omnidirectional horror but also because it again demonstrates the centrality of Israel and its West Asian neighborhood in the U.S. political imagination, a reality that has implications for China’s global ...
China Determined to Stay Out of Israel-Hamas War, Analysts Reflect on How Beijing’s Stance Will Impact Mideast Ties
The Chinese government is not budging from its initial response to the war between Hamas and Israel, refusing to condemn the initial assault over the weekend and appearing determined to remain on the sidelines. On Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wanbin ...
U.S. Senate Trip to Beijing Swivels to Iran and Mideast After Hamas Attack on Israel
A trip by U.S. senators to China originally aimed at smoothing bilateral tensions and trade disagreements pivoted heavily toward Iran on Monday, after the Tehran-backed group Hamas killed hundreds of Israelis in a surprise attack over the weekend. ...