The UK’s plans for post-Brexit trade and investment in Africa are pint-sized by the standards of other major players.
El Salvador forges new relationship with China – it isn’t the first nor will it be the last nation to be wooed by Chinese investment.
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The astonishing sight of two Korean leaders crossing the border that divides them is just a first step.
This display of Chinese characters represents the Chinese leadership’s ‘Five Major Development Concepts’ ahead of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
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No-one knows quite how things will play out, but most likely Xi will bend the norms of the party to allow him to place enough supporters in key posts without completely upending the system.
China’s conventional military assets are intimidating enough, but its latest technological advances could transform the military balance in its neighbourhood.