In only his second trip abroad this year, Xi Jinping attended this week’s BRICS summit in South Africa in the hope of scoring a major political victory. The five-member group—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South...
In the days surrounding U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, the Chinese government scrambled to shape the narrative of her visit in media spheres around the globe. A range of tools were deployed in an effort to...
Over the past two weeks, China has increased its engagement with countries in the Global South, partially in response to the war in Ukraine. China’s position on the war has been one of feigned neutrality in the form of “rock...
In the New York Times, Brook Larmer looks at Chinese businesses and immigrants in Namibia to...
The 14th Dalai Lama said in an interview with a German newspaper that he intends to be the last...
AFP reports that, according to a representative, the Dalai Lama’s visa application to South...
The New York Times reports that wildlife management regulations proposed in China may actually...
Bheki Langa, the current ambassador of South Africa to China, favorably compared Nelson Mandela to...
World leaders gathered today at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg to honor the life of South...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
News 24 reports that the Dalai Lama will not attend fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson...
As it has throughout the world, the death of Nelson Mandela has been front page news in China,...
The New York Times’ Adam Nossiter reports that China is encountering resistance to oil deals...
As Xi Jinping arrives in South Africa for a summit meeting of the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—Graham Allison suggests that grouping China together with the “RIBS” is misleading. From...
Xi Jinping’s first overseas tour as China’s president is set to commence this weekend. After a stop in Russia, President Xi will travel to Africa – a continent where Beijing’s influence is a subject of...
Documentary series Dispatches reported this week on Chinese pressure to prevent national and local officials from meeting with the Dalai Lama (British I.P. address required) during his visit to Britain earlier this year. The...
Taiwanese authorities have refused to provide a visa for the Dalai Lama, who was due to address a women’s organisation there next month. From the AFP: The Taiwan chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional...
Following a series of damaging stories this year, notably the ousting of Bo Xilai and escape of Chen Guangcheng, The Atlantic’s Damien Ma argues that “for all the financial muscle thrown behind shaping its global...
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