China’s advantages in the tussle are not as big as they seem During their 45-year feud, America and the Soviet Union fought proxy battles all across the world. But the cold war was at its most intense in Europe, where the Soviets constantly worried about their satellites breaking away, and America always
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China Has Achieved ‘Human Miracle’ Of Eradicating Extreme Poverty–Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the “human miracle” of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist Party’s criteria for making the claim. In a glitzy ceremony in Beijing, Xi bestowed medals on officials from rural communities, some wearing traditional ethnic-minority attire, and
Nigeria Losing Jobs to China Over Moribund Facilities, DPR Cries Out
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has raised concerns over moribund oil and gas facilities across the country. Speaking during a visit to one of such facilities, a fabrication yard located at Ilase Village, Snake Island, Lagos State, Sarki Auwalu, Director of DPR, said the development would limit domestic refining capacity
US Strategy Paper on China Draws a Tepid Response in Beijing
By Evelyn Cheng Key Points "The Longer Telegram" released in late January laid out a detailed proposal for how the new U.S. administration should deal with a rising China under its Communist Party government.The anonymous author is a "former senior U.S. government official," according to the D.C.-based think tank Atlantic Council
‘Adversarial, Predatory’ China Biggest Geopolitical Test Ever–US Spy Chief
•Says US must train its spies and intelligence analysts on the rising threat from China By Jeff Seldin The United States must train its spies and intelligence analysts on the rising threat from China, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to lead the country's premier spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday, calling competition
China Focuses on Africa Energy as Belt and Road Lending Dries Up
•Chinese development banks have been supporting local projects during the coronavirus pandemic •China poured more than $3bn into African energy projects By Thomas Hale and James Kynge Chinese overseas energy finance collapsed to its lowest level since 2008 last year, with its struggling Belt and Road ambitions in the
ICYMI: China Turns its Attentions to the Middle East
•Many leaders see it as more reliable than America By Roger McShane ONCE IT GOT the coronavirus under control at home, China went on a diplomatic offensive. Its aid was gratefully received in the Middle East. Egypt, the Gulf states, Iran and Iraq all received shipments. “China has sent medical supplies
China: The Deep State, Inc.
How China’s Digital Silk Road Is Leading Countries Away from the United States
•Beijing is using technology products, markets, and training to secure influence with U.S. security partners, a IISS report finds. By Patrick Tucker Even if Washington succeeds in keeping allies and partners from importing Huawei telecom gear, that's just one of the many ways China is working to burrow into these countries' economies and
COVID-19: Chinese State fund Invests in Gene Firm BGI
By Kirsty Needham The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed Chinese company that has supplied millions of COVID-19 tests globally as the gene firm seeks to fund exponential growth driven by the pandemic. BGI Group, which runs a massive gene databank in China and has DNA