When Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Washington this week, he will be sitting down with President Donald Trump in a vastly different position than the last time the two men met face-to-face in the Un...

The road to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s expected to visit to the United States next month is shaping up to be rockier than Beijing would have hoped.

The centuries-old game is having a moment. But what happens when a tradition rooted in Chinese history becomes a lifestyle trend?

Erik and Keren are joined by Dr. Keyi Tang, author of Power Over Progress, to examine one of the most consequential but often overlooked questions in development finance: who determines where external...

Trump administration seeks Beijing-free supply chains for key defence materials as Iran war strains US weapons stockpiles.

The lesson from China’s EV rise is not that governments should pick winners but that effective industrial policy creates institutions that let winners emerge from competition

Rival infrastructural projects are forcing the BRI to evolve Read more at The Business Times.

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Seong Hyeon Choi and Jagannath Panda examine how Chinese defense transfers have reshaped Pakistan’s military capabilities.

2024. China’s Vulnerability Paradox: How the World’s Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets. New York: Oxford University Press. 312 p. Winner of the 2025 Best book award …

As geopolitical shocks accelerate the global energy transition, China and the Gulf are emerging as the key players shaping renewable energy across the Global South.

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Decades of conflict have left Myanmar vulnerable to a secretive industry that is polluting communities and endangering workers.

Taiwan’s “tiger” economy is back and burning bright. Driven by U.S. demand for Taiwan tech products, the island’s economy grew almost 15 percent in the first quarter of this year and it now exports mo...

While the 'export engine is running very hot', jobs are lagging, squeezing spending in China.

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Belt and Road Podcast | 6 followers on LinkedIn. A podcast that covers the latest news, research and analysis of China's growing presence in the developing world.

The Arctic – where polar, deep sea, and space intersect – offers a particularly revealing case for China’s ambitions in the “strategic new frontiers.”

South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile wrapped up a visit to China on Saturday, offering a glimpse of the economic and political complexities underlying the relationship. The visit hinted at th...

China is winning the race for critical minerals long before mines enter production. As Chinese firms acquire strategic mineral assets worldwide, the United States and its allies need new tools to iden...

This is Episode 2 of our sub-series "Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road." The series considers the complexities of Chinese actors’ impacts on the environment, extractive activities, & ro...

An anthropologist investigates the impacts of increasing Chinese migration to and investment in Africa, and why it matters.

This week on Sinica, I’m delighted to have Iza Ding as guest host.

The European Union will offer development funding to countries affected by the bloc's carbon border tariff, the European Commission said on Thursday, as it attempts to soothe developing economies' con...

The Vientiane Saysettha Development Zone (SDZ) is China’s only national-level overseas economic and trade cooperation zone in Laos. Established through a ‘land-for-funding’ arrangement, it was develop...

The Global Governance Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping aligns squarely with the United Nations Charter, said Keith Bennett, vice chair of Britain's 48 Group Club and co-editor of Fr...

Following the go-go 2010s, when every week seemed to bring a new announcement of a headlining Chinese project in Africa, the 2020s are frequently framed as an era of cooling economic relations. This i...

Hundreds of Lubumbashi homes flooded with contaminated water in latest mining accident.

Madam Zou Jiayi has been elected as the next President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) by the Bank's Board of Governors.

Geopolitics is at play. New Delhi does not want Nepal to be too close to Beijing and views BRI projects with suspicion.

Beijing’s five-pillar plan marks a new era in China-CELAC relations and more, an expert writes.

Beijing continues to push for a political settlement that will allow strategic China-backed infrastructure projects to move forward.

In what will be a major boost in infrastructural development, the East African nation Uganda has just signed a $800 million financing agreement with Islamic Development Bank. The funding will be utili...