South Africa remained China's largest trading partner in Africa over the first seven months of 2026, with two-way trade reaching $37.8 billion, a position it has held for a decade and is unlikely to…

By Gavin Maguire Southeast Asian nations have emerged as key drivers of China's clean-energy export boom, with the region making record purchases of energy storage batteries, grid equipment, electric…

By Zainab Babar and Khalid Waleed Pakistan’s power sector is a study in contradictions: real progress shadowed by unresolved structural problems, and genuine potential left largely untapped. Over the…

There's been a lot of speculation in the aftermath of the brief U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran that Beijing would step in to bolster its longtime partners in Tehran. Rumors have been bouncing around…

The Iran war has been a real education in how global orders change. The system built on the immutable logic of oil and gas trade seemed as solid as a continent. Now it looks as wobbly as a Jenga…

By Mohi Narayan Asia's gasoline margin rose to a record high on Thursday as various outages at regional refineries and reports that Chinese refiners have halted fuel exports for October tightened the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Chinese investors may take part in the development of a major copper deposit in Siberia. Putin, speaking at the Valdai Forum of international…

President Prabowo Subianto replaced his foreign minister this week, his second major cabinet change in less than three weeks. Out goes Sugiono, a quiet loyalist from Prabowo’s Gerindra party. In…

By Akio WANG Taiwan received its first F-16V fighter jets made by the United States on Friday, as the island democracy upgrades its military capabilities to deter a potential Chinese attack. The…

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD's global sales rose for a fifth straight month in September, buoyed by strong exports that have increasingly become a key pillar offsetting persistently weak demand…

Istanbul police on Tuesday detained a Uyghur woman with a valid residence permit and transported her to a removal center, raising fears of imminent deportation, a Uyghur news site reported. Türkiye…

China’s manufacturing dominance remains tightly bound to Africa’s struggle for energy access. The continent holds the raw materials essential for producing renewable energy technologies, yet its…

By Greg Torode Chinese construction of a runway on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago is well underway with analysts estimating it could be completed by mid-2027, strengthening Beijing's milita...

By Ben Strang More than four years on from one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in history, Tonga is struggling to improve its infrastructure as it pays off a massive Chinese loan. When Hunga…

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila Guinea is discussing investment opportunities with Glencore in alumina refining and energy projects beyond last week's bauxite marketing deal, its mines minister said, as…

This article is part of China's Medical Footprint in Africa, a CGSP series examining the many dimensions of China's presence in the continent's health sector from the medical teams China has…

President Prabowo Subianto replaced his foreign minister this week, his second major cabinet change in less than three weeks. Out goes Sugiono, a quiet loyalist from Prabowo’s Gerindra party. In comes...

By Ange Kasongo and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing a one-stop agency for major mining investments as part of reforms linked to its minerals partnership with…

No one has done more to lay the groundwork for Chinese dominance in Africa’s critical minerals sector than Western private companies. For years now, decision makers in Washington, Brussels, London,…

Tropical forests around the world are vanishing fast. Logging, mining, and industrial agriculture continue to raze the world’s most carbon-rich ecosystems, accelerating the climate crisis and…

After several years of declining funding, the African end of the Belt and Road Initiative seems to be roaring back. The newest Griffith University/Green Development Finance Center data on the Belt…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Chinese investors may take part in the development of a major copper deposit in Siberia. Putin, speaking at the Valdai Forum of international Rus...

Chinese researchers and firms are accelerating the race towards the next generation of battery technologies, and this will undoubtedly reshape the fortunes of countries heavily reliant on cobalt and…

China has made upgrades to its military base at Djibouti that should significantly enhance its ability to monitor military activity across the Middle East and Africa, a report by a U.S. think tank…

Like climate change or runaway AI risks, China’s swelling manufacturing capacity is a global challenge faced by middle and high-income economies alike. Trade tensions already dominate EU-China…

By Anna Hirtenstein and Kate Abnett The energy shock from the Iran war has policymakers around the globe rethinking ways to reduce long-term dependence on oil and gas imports, with proposals to…

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. This week we look at Chinese electric vehicle (EV) tech through the prism of not only…

A new study published Tuesday by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies highlights the role of Chinese and Russian actors in disinformation campaigns against Nigeria. Nigerians have the highest…

By Zainab Babar and Khalid Waleed Pakistan’s power sector is a study in contradictions: real progress shadowed by unresolved structural problems, and genuine potential left largely untapped. Over the…

The Chinese government is touting its green transition as a global public good, while tightening controls on exports of battery technology. Commenting on a new annual report on China’s contributions…

A new round of upcoming tariff cuts following the Trump-Xi summit in Washington, D.C., threatens to erode the economic strategy of Chinese manufacturers that moved production to Southeast Asia. More…

By Beiyi Seow The United States is pushing for action against excess industrial capacity that unfairly drives prices down, Washington's top trade envoy said Wednesday on the sidelines of a G20…

By David Lawder U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday called for G20 major economies to refrain from coercive actions on food trade, tackle industrial overcapacity and re-examine…

Kenya’s electric vehicle market has changed significantly over the past two years, with Chinese technology, vehicles, batteries, diagnostics and manufacturing capacity at the center of that shift. As…

A new study published Tuesday by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies highlights the role of Chinese and Russian actors in disinformation campaigns against Nigeria. Nigerians have the highest globa...

A new round of upcoming tariff cuts following the Trump-Xi summit in Washington, D.C., threatens to erode the economic strategy of Chinese manufacturers that moved production to Southeast Asia. More than 90% of Chinese low-cost consumer items on a list of goods worth $30 billion are now expected to have ...

Chinese electric motorcycles are transforming Nigeria's streets, but one Chinese industry insider warns that what looks like a win-win story could hide much higher costs. Writing on the nationalist…

The Chinese government is touting its green transition as a global public good, while tightening controls on exports of battery technology. Commenting on a new annual report on China’s contributions t...

By Poppy McPherson, Greg Torode and Josh Smith China’s latest expansion of its overseas military footprint was carved from a patch of farmland in Laos over the past year, satellite imagery showed, as…

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila Ghana's draft mining bill would allow the mines minister to require mining companies to issue the state a free special share with veto rights over key transactions,…

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. The China-Africa electric mobility story has for a long time been presented as an…

By Trixie Yap, Siyi Liu and Chen Aizhu Chinese refiners have suspended exports of oil products to regions beyond Hong Kong and Macau until further notice from Beijing, four people briefed on the matte...

Global South powers like Türkiye, Kazakhstan, the UAE, South Africa, and Kenya were among 22 countries that signed a joint call to strengthen global systems for artificial intelligence. The document…

African cities are growing, increasing demand for transport, and, in the process, choking even faster from diesel-belching public transport vehicles, which remain the backbone of urban life. In this…

Chinese electric motorcycles are transforming Nigeria's streets, but one Chinese industry insider warns that what looks like a win-win story could hide much higher costs. Writing on the nationalist…

By David Lawder U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday called for G20 major economies to refrain from coercive actions on food trade, tackle industrial overcapacity and re-examine the p...

Nigeria imported Chinese solar panels last year with a combined capacity of 1,721 megawatts (MW)- enough to power roughly half a million homes. The country now ranks as Africa’s second-largest…