Several reports published over the past two weeks shine a light on China’s lending practices abroad, in the context of an ongoing international debt crisis along parts of the BRI. The reports trace the evolution of BRI loans and...
Recent reports from several think tanks detailed the important role of the media in framing—and at times, facilitating or limiting—Chinese influence across Africa. These reports highlight the CCP’s growing efforts at...
In 2013, Xi Jinping introduced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and called on state media to “tell China’s story well.” Almost ten years later, the CCP’s external propaganda apparatus is struggling to present a positive image...
On Saturday, China officially withdrew from its role as the host of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. The quadrennial event, which brings together 24 national soccer teams from across Asia, was originally...
Two weeks after the U.S.’ and China’s foreign ministers met for face-to-face dialogues for the first time under the Biden administration, relations between the two governments remain solidly frosty. But as both sides...
New reports suggest that China has dramatically curtailed lending towards the Belt and Road Initiative, Xi Jinping’s flagship global infrastructure and trade program. First proposed in 2013, the BRI is a trillion-dollar...
A recent exposé by Kenyan newspaper the Daily Nation details a host of risks to Kenyan sovereignty...
An attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan last Friday has left at least seven dead,...
China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the world’s largest infrastructure...
Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, a trillion dollar-plus, 65-nation trade and...
The Australian Financial Review’s Phillip Cooley reports on discussions between Australia,...
At The Washington Post, Center for Strategic and International Studies fellow Jonathan E. Hillman...
A recent report released by the Pentagon indicates that China is likely seeking to establish a...
Late last month, two Chinese nationals were reportedly kidnapped in Quetta, Bolochistan, Pakistan,...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key component of Xi Jinping’s ambitious...
At The New York Times, Clifford Krauss and Keith Bradsher look at how China’s global...
In December 2014, ground broke for the Nicaragua canal project, which is being built by Chinese...
In an op-ed at The Washington Post, James Palmer attacks the use of China’s achievements in...
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