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China’s is building a transport and trade infrastructure in central Asia.
Brazil’s new leader is treading a fine line between China and the US in his foreign policy.
The Indonesian government needs to take worker safety on Chinese-backed projects seriously – otherwise it risks adding to worsening anti-China sentiment in Indonesia.
Chinese leadership of a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, adds to their power in the region.
China is expanding its relationship with the Taliban as a way of addressing its needs for increased energy supply.
China’s international lending projects have big potential impacts on oceans and coasts. By cooperating more closely with host countries, Beijing can make those projects more sustainable.
The sheer number of Chinese-funded dams pose a substantial risk to biodiversity. And yet, environmental regulation of these projects has serious flaws.
China has rich natural resources and is seeking to play a leadership role in global conservation, but its economic goals often take priority over protecting lands and wildlife.
An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s interests except China.
With Russia building new partnerships to gain support for its war, the US should re-engage with allies in its backyard, experts say.
China is challenging the idea of democracy, but western leaders are eroding democratic rights too.
China’s need for private security services in Africa has grown significantly as Beijing increases its investment in the continent.
In the short term, the war is causing energy prices to soar and prompting fears of famine in some countries. In the long term, it could remake the modern global supply chain.
Africa runs the risk, yet again, of being an onlooker while others make policy for the continent.
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China’s Belt and Road initiative offers advantages and drawbacks for renewable energy development worldwide.
Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China has become the world’s largest country-to-country lender. A new study shows that more than half of its loans threaten sensitive lands or Indigenous people.
Once seen as mainly as a source of international students, China has for a decade been strategically repositioning itself as a provider of international education.
Beijing’s suspension of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue sends a strong signal it is prepared to escalate tensions.
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