China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid
China has forged nearly two-dozen pacts with African nations in its bid to surpass the U.S. in space. Investments in ...
Smaller countries may ‘have to choose’ between the U.S. and China, warns author Robert Kaplan: ‘Great powers in decline can tend to be very aggressive’
For decades, countries like Singapore and Australia and others were able to essentially get rich off China, and be protected ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Special Report-China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid
On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites.
New study shows countries with best 'healthy life expectancy' - and they all have one thing in common
Over the past five years, South Korea has seen the most significant change in life expectancy, an impressive achievement ...
Analysis-U.S aid freeze risks handing influence to China in Beijing's backyard
After U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze donations in January to Cambodia's largest demining organization, ...
China Investment Map Shows Expansion Into New Counties Amid USAID Upheaval
The Trump administration is moving to merge USAID with the State Department and, while some aid functions will remain intact, ...
Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
Trump said DeepSeek was a “wake-up call” for the U.S. tech industry and his AI advisor David Sacks accused DeepSeek of ...
Power vacuum in west Africa’s Sahel: 3 ways China could fill the gap as west exits
China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
China's Xi accepts invitation to attend Moscow's Victory Day in May, TASS reports
Chinese President Xi Jinping has accepted Russia's invitation to attend the commemorations of the Soviet victory over Nazi ...
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Shifting Gears: China’s Advanced EV Hegemony in Central Asia
Economic, political, and environmental trends are accelerating Central Asia’s shift to EVs, and Chinese firms are at the ...
A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term
China imposes new tariffs on U.S. imports in response to Trump's duties on steel and aluminum, escalating trade tensions between the two nations.