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...
Last week, the Zambian government announced that its creditors—a coalition of French and Chinese lenders that includes China Exim Bank—would cancel $2 billion of the country’s $17 billion external debt. The landmark debt...
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August was never an ideal scenario for the Chinese government, and it was even worse for Afghanistan’s Uyghur minority. In the security vacuum left by the U.S. withdrawal, China is now...
After Chinese users flocked to Clubhouse to engage in uncensored and freewheeling conversation on topics both serious and silly, authorities blocked the app. One room, “Is there a concentration camp in Xinjiang?,” was...
Xi Jinping’s massively ambitious infrastructure investment plan, the Belt and Road Initiative...
An attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan last Friday has left at least seven dead,...
As details and personal accounts continue to emerge from Xinjiang—where up to a million Uyghurs...
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,...
At Reuters, Gul Yousufzai and Saad Sayeed report that armed men in Quetta, the provincial capital...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key component of Xi Jinping’s ambitious...
Over the weekend, Beijing hosted an international conference to promote its “Belt and...
Beijing is preparing to host a two-day meeting of business and government leaders to discuss the...
A major part of China’s strategy to enhance economic and security interaction with Central...
China and Pakistan have enjoyed close diplomatic relations since the two modern nations’...
President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the Middle East signals a willingness to revise...
Since 2012, China has been slowly but steadily increasing diplomatic engagement with Afghanistan—a...
At The Wall Street Journal, Robert Wall and Doug Cameron report that China has surpassed Germany...
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