With U.S.-South Africa ties in the deep freeze, it was notable to see the sheer size of the U.S. delegation sent to this week’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town – one of the most prominent industry gatherings and one of the few where the Global South gets a prominent voice.
The Trump administration’s famous Afrophobia seems (momentarily at least) tempered by its greed for minerals. It is reportedly walking ...
Tag: Volodymyr Zelensky
Related Posts
Zelensky Says China Could Force Russia to Stop Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN Security Council Tuesday that China could pressure Russia to end the war in his country, following a U.S. call for Beijing to stop buying Moscow's oil. China is not a party to the conflict, ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Mexico Plans Tariff Hike on Chinese Goods in Upcoming Budget
China has ruled out joining denuclearization talks with the United States and Russia. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said: “I think the denuclearization is a very - it's a big aim. But Russia's willing to do it, and I think China is going to be willing to ...
China Slams Germany for ‘Hyping’ Regional Tensions in Asia
China lashed out at Germany on Monday, warning Berlin against "inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions" after its foreign minister said Beijing was "increasingly aggressive" in the Asia-Pacific region. During a visit to Japan, Johann Wadephul said China had made repeated ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: China Urges Citizens to Avoid Joining Foreign Wars
The Trump administration indicated that it would postpone a leaders’ summit with African heads of state, which was initially scheduled for next month. The African leaders’ summit would have coincided with the UN General Assembly meeting in September, but White House sources say the government ran out of ...
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 ...
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
Chinese President to Visit Russia on May 7-10: Kremlin
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on May 7-10 and join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at commemorations of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday. The visit coincides with heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington ...
China, Brazil Urge Against Nuclear Threats Over Ukraine
China and Brazil led a joint call Friday against any use or threat of nuclear weapons over Ukraine in a thinly veiled criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin's saber-rattling. "We call on refraining from the use or the threat of weapons ...
G7 Virtual Meeting With Zelensky Turns Focus to Beijing and South China Sea
The G7 on Wednesday issued a clear warning against China’s military buildup in the South China Sea and stressed that member countries will divest and diversify from China when needed to keep their economies healthy. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle ...
Sexy, Sexy Cold War
Years in a media studies grad school have condemned me to always be haunted by the gap between real-life tragedy and its afterlife as a media narrative. In this vein, it recently struck me that the real-life horror, pain, dislocation and ...