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WEEK IN REVIEW: China Criticizes Trump’s Nigeria Ultimatum

Tanzania reopened its border with Zambia, restoring a key transit route for China-bound copper exports. The border crossing, along with the port at Dar es Salaam, had been closed due to a surge of election violence, but officials now say they're clearing a backlog and copper shipments are ...

China-Linked Platforms Gain Ground in Southeast Asia, With Vietnam Leading the Next Phase of Growth

Chinese e-commerce companies are solidifying their dominance of Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding online shopping market, accounting for as much as half of business-to-consumer e-commerce, according to a new study by the consulting firm Bain. While Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines ...

Indonesia Backs Xi’s Global Governance Initiative at BRICS Meet

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has thrown his support behind Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposals at a BRICS virtual leaders’ meeting last night. The statement is aligning Southeast Asia’s largest economy more closely with Beijing’s call to defend multilateralism and reject ...

China’s Top Diplomat Wang to Visit India for Border Talks

China's top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries consider resuming border trade after a five-year halt. Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India on Delhi's ...

India and China Eye Border Trade Resumption

India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as U.S. tariffs disrupt the global trade order. Past trade across the icy and high-altitude Himalayan border passes between ...

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2026: Africa-China Relations in a World Shaped by North-South Geopolitics

When talking about Africa–China relations, one is always moving along a sliding scale. There are myriad interactions with Chinese entities that concern only individual African countries, segueing into trends affecting the whole continent and sliding further into global dynamics shaping the developing world, of which Africa is the heart.

The Africa-China relationship is its own thing, but Africa’s fate can’t easily be separated from factors affecting the wider Global South, ...

Xi Says China, Brazil Can Model ‘Self-Reliance’ for Global South

China's President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart Tuesday the two countries could set an example of "self-reliance" for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount. The two leaders have both sought in recent months to present their countries as ...

China Exports Top Forecasts as EU, ASEAN Shipments Offset U.S. Drop

By Isabel Kua and Peter Catterall China's exports rose more than expected last month, with official data on Thursday showing a jump in shipments to the European Union and other markets offsetting a drop in those to the United States.

South Africa Explores China Connections as U.S. Tariffs Loom

South Africa is scrambling to soften the blow of 30% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The measure, scheduled to come into effect on August 7, endangers 30,000 jobs. The government said it is preparing a package to shield businesses from the impact, which will be unveiled ...

Coffee Exporters Look to China as U.S. Tariffs Redraw Trade Maps

It's only been a few days since U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of new tariffs on the rest of the world, but already there are indications merchants in Asia, Africa, and the Americas are moving quickly to configure their trade flows to circumvent the United ...

U.S. Tariffs Bring Brazil and China Closer Together

As Brazil stares down the barrel of 50% tariffs on its exports to the United States, China signaled a willingness to expand ties. On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun was asked by a Brazilian journalist to respond to the Trump administration’s threat of tariffs and its ...

Trump Threatens To “End” the BRICS if it Ever Challenges U.S. Dominance

U.S. President Donald Trump took aim again at the BRICS group, threatening to "end" the bloc if it took measures that challenged the current supremacy of the U.S. dollar in international trade. "When I heard about this group from BRICS, six ...

Western Aid Cuts Cede Ground to China in Southeast Asia: Study

China is poised to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors reduce aid, a study by an Australian think tank said on Sunday. The region is in an "uncertain moment", facing cuts in ...
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