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Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday that fuel surcharges would rise after prices soared in March with the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
China has 39.3 million barrels of oil floating offshore as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapses.
China's COSCO Shipping has suspended operations at Balboa port, which is located at the entrance to the Panama Canal, according to local newspaper La Prensa, which published a notice to clients from the shipping and logistics conglomerate.
India on Tuesday relaxed foreign investment rules for land-bordering countries, including China, the latest sign of warmer relations between New Delhi and Beijing.
Why didn’t China intervene to defend partners like Iran or Venezuela?
Eric Olander and Andrea Ghiselli explain.
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China is betting AI will create jobs and boost growth despite global fears of automation-driven unemployment.
China is preparing to hand over a newly built headquarters complex in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
China is stepping up diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan after recent clashes.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used a rare live press conference in Beijing to condemn the U.S. and Israel over the Iran war.
Ships anchored in the Gulf or transiting the Strait of Hormuz are changing their tracking data to boast links to China in an attempt to evade Iranian attacks, according to data from shipping tracker Marine Traffic analyzed by AFP.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, better known as the parent of one of China’s largest automakers, is expanding deep into Africa’s nascent space industry.
As oil prices surge above $100 amid the Iran war, analysts outline steps that China can take to insulate its already weak economy from the effects of higher imported energy from the Persian Gulf.
China and India responded very differently to the Middle East war, revealing deep divisions inside BRICS. Does this raise questions regarding the bloc's cohesion and its ability to challenge U.S. influence?
China's Strategy for Iran’s New Leadership
Andrea Ghiselli breaks down how Beijing typically navigates political transitions abroad and why pragmatism, not ideology, will likely guide China’s next move.
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Laos advances its “Battery of Southeast Asia” ambition in 2026 with new 230 kV domestic and 500 kV China-Laos transmission lines.
In 2025, China ranked among Southeast Asia’s top foreign direct investment sources. Read Chen Heyi's analysis on how State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Private-Owned Enterprises (POEs), and Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) differ in their funding and focus.
Indonesia aims to develop its rare earth resources but lacks refining capacity, leaving it reliant on China for processing while facing high costs, environmental risks, and geopolitical pressure from the United States to diversify supply chains.
When Transsion Holdings entered Africa, Chinese phones had a reputation problem.
Local distributors helped change that.
They acted as “translators”, adapting a Chinese business model to African markets.
The Strategy Behind Transsion Holdings’ Rise: “De-Plowing” Strategy
What is the “De-Plowing” Strategy?
Most people explain the success of Transsion Holdings in Africa by pointing to affordable prices and features tailored for local consumers.
But the real story runs much deeper.
Africa was the smartphone industry’s most overlooked market.
Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings took a different approach and is now the world’s 5th-largest smartphone maker.
Miao Lu joined Eric and Cobus to explain the strategy.
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U.S.-China dialogue is vital to preventing globally damaging miscalculations, China's top diplomat said on Sunday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this month between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
President Trump hosts the “Shield of the Americas” summit in Florida, rallying Latin American leaders to strengthen U.S. influence, counter China, and coordinate on security, trade, migration, and regional economic policies.
The Iran war and disruption of the Strait of Hormuz expose the fragility of the global oil system. As energy flows falter, China’s push for renewables under Xi Jinping increasingly looks like a strategic energy security hedge.
The world is scrambling for lithium, cobalt, and rare earths.
Nicolas Niarchos joins Eric Olander & Christian Geraud to discuss how the scramble to control these metals and their production is overturning the world order.
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Ren Hanjun, a visiting professor at Peking University, argues in a viral WeChat post that whether the U.S. defeats Iran or ends in a stalemate, China stands to gain strategically in the Middle East. tinyurl.com/ycxbfjrt
China has expressed its anger over Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, but, despite hits to its oil imports, will not risk its interests by confronting Washington and helping its long-standing partner, analysts say.
China to send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East to mediate tensions after US-Israel strikes on Iran.
A spokesman for the National Security Council of the Philippines on Thursday said some information on the country's resupply missions in the South China Sea was compromised and passed on to Chinese intelligence agents.
