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5 world market themes for the week aheadPresident Trump visits China this week. Saudi Aramco reports results amid a fragile situation. Economic data will reveal the Middle East co...
China's Nepal envoy Chen Song faces local ire after public spat with intellectualsChina's ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, is the new "wolf warrior diplomat" in South Asia, having kicked up a controversy targeting a local ...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Gunawardena reaches China to deepen tiesSri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena is on a crucial six-day official visit to China, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties with talk...
European states deal a blow to China's BRI ambitionsContrary to the euphoria associated with the launch of the forum, the 10th anniversary was a muted celebration as many of the Chinese inves...
Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grewChina's foreign ministry said it was "not aware" of any such hacking, while China's embassy in Britain called the accusations "baseless", a...
Chinese loan terms caution Africa: Project implementation on slow modeReports suggest 22 countries faced difficulty in paying Chinese loans, costing China $240bn between 2008 and 2021. Countries like Tanzania ...
China’s grand designs in resource rich Central Asia face local ireThe growing resentment towards China's debt diplomacy and land encroachment in Central Asia has resulted in over 150 anti-China protests in...
China ducks Sri Lanka's debt restructuring requests, makes sneaky UNHRC exitIn the op-ed which was disseminated from the Chinese embassy in Colombo, the Chinese focus turned on something entirely different where its...
Why India’s claim of replacing Chinese influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka is going to be a serious challengeChina is probably waiting for Sri Lanka to sink further into an economic mire resulting in opportunities for converting debt into ownership...
Neighbours come to Lanka’s rescue: India assures fuel assistance; Bangladesh may postpone repaymentsIndia will provide an additional $500 million in financial assistance to buy fuel, while Bangladesh is keen to postpone a $450 million swap...
View: The cat and MoU games in China-Bhutan relationshipThere is a huge difference between attempting to solve border disputes and establishing diplomatic ties. China has continued to violate the...
Madagascar fights for sovereignty amid Chinese debt-trap diplomacyIn Madagascar, China has aided the building of infrastructure, poured in massive revenue resulting in an increased number of Chinese-funded...
After vaxplomacy in Indian neighbourhood, China now brings in development centreOften criticised for pushing countries into debt trap through BRI, this Centre, launched last week, aims to emerge as a ‘development partne...
View: How China is colonising nations through debtMany Chinese loans, in fact, have not been publicly disclosed, thus spawning a “hidden debt” problem. Every contract since 2014 has incorpo...
India uses UN platform to take a dig at China’s 'debt' modelMost of the money was loaned to Male is in the form of government-to-government loans, private loans guaranteed by the Maldives government ...
US admiral says Indo-Pacific is standing up against China``Through excessive territorial claims, debt-trap diplomacy, violations of international agreements, theft of intellectual property, milita...
Senior US Congressmen urges Trump administration to prevent IMF bailout to PakistanThe Congressmen raised queries on Pakistan’s history with IMF spread over a period of 30 years.
Imran Khan says Karachi attack caused by Chinese trade dealsThe assault in Pakistan’s largest city and financial hub left seven people dead.
Africa cancels a Belt and Road Initiative project for the first timeSierra Leone has scrapped plans to build a China-funded airport, becoming first African nation to shun BRI.
China to use Taiwan as base to isolate India, Japan: US lawmakerA good reason to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, which could be perhaps as early as the mid-2020s, was that China will turn Taiwan into...