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China’s Expanding Middle East Footprint: Key Trends for 2025
China’s engagement in the Middle East has grown significantly in recent years, driven by its quest for energy security, global influence, and economic connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). By 2025, three key trends are likely to shape Beijing’s approach to the region, highlighting both ...
Chinese Prime Minister Arrives in Saudi Arabia
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi state media reported. This is the first leg of a regional Gulf trip that will also take him to the UAE. Li "arrived in Riyadh to participate in the fourth ...
China Says Premier Li Qiang to Visit Saudi, UAE This Week
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Monday. "From September 10 to 13, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council will travel to Saudi Arabia to chair the Fourth ...
China to Host Egypt’s Sisi, Arab Leaders This Week
China will host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as well as a number of other Arab leaders in Beijing this week, its foreign ministry said Monday. The leaders will, from Tuesday to Saturday, "pay state visits to China and attend the ...
Agreements At COP28 But Key Problems Remain Untouched
China supported some key agreements unveiled at the COP28 climate gathering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over the weekend. However, it refused to join a popular decarbonization pledge, showing that key disputes remain unresolved. The early agreements include the Oil & Gas ...
China Under Pressure at Historic Climate Conference
China and the United States have pledged to work together to advance global climate goals in the runup to the UN’s COP28 climate summit starting on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. The stakes can hardly be higher: 2023 is the ...
China Unveils World’s Largest Solar Plant in UAE Ahead of Climate Summit
The United Arab Emirates inaugurated a massive Chinese-built solar power facility just ahead of the COP28 climate summit kicking off in Dubai this week. The two-gigawatt Al Dhafra Solar Photovoltaic Project is the world’s largest single-site solar plant. It contains 4 million solar panels, ...
Chinese Stunt Fliers Hype Fighter Jets at Dubai Air Show
Seven Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets will take part in displays at the Dubai Airshow starting on Monday. They will be flown by the PLA Airforce’s Bayi Aerobatics team in-flight performances, including twenty different maneuvers. The exhibition is aimed at promoting the J-10C, a ...
China, UAE Calls Emergency UN Security Council Meeting On Gaza
China co-sponsored the call by the United Arab Emirates for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday to seek a binding resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza. During the meeting, China’s representative at the UN, Zhang Jun, criticized ...
Africa Climate Summit Ends With Anger at Western Dominance, Near No-Show from China
The African Climate Summit wrapped up on Wednesday with the adoption of the Nairobi Declaration. It calls for: Reforms of the international financing system to lower the cost of climate financing for poor countries via more concessional lending and targeted ...
Odd One Out: Argentina in BRICS?
By Bruno Binetti The decision of the BRICS to invite Argentina to become a full member in 2024 came as a surprise even to the Argentine government. President Alberto Fernández had lobbied to enter the club, but the expectations were so low ...
The BRICS Gets Bigger. Six New Members Added to the Bloc
The BRICS group is going to need a new name to accommodate the admission of six countries that were officially invited to join the bloc as of January 1, 2024: 1) Argentina2) Egypt3) Ethiopia4) Iran5) Saudi Arabia