POLITICS – Global Impacts

The Bloody African Redwood and the Chinese Market

Author: Xiao Nan Translated by: Zimo Zhu, Yifei Zhu Walking into the timber market in Africa, it is not hard to observe that as soon ass the…… Read more “The Bloody African Redwood and the Chinese Market”

by Development Reimagined from The China Africa Project China’s medical supplies for 18 African countries arrive at the Kotota International Airport in Accra, capital of Ghana, April 6,…… Read more “Q&A: Improving Trilateral Development Cooperation Among China, African Governments and External Partners”

India made a risky response to China after the conflict on the border with China, which will make its economy more insular. The downturn in relationship between…… Read more “Why Having a Trade War With China Is Not the Best Choice for India”

By Eric Olander Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched production last week of a vast, new multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline that will cross almost the entire country. The 614-kilometer Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano…… Read more “Two Opposing Views of the Controversial New $2.8 Billion Chinese-financed AKK Pipeline in Nigeria”

From an article by Brookings, in April, IMF projected that Africa’s economic growth will decrease by 1.6% this year. As the seemed single largest creditor to Africa,…… Read more “China May Relief Its Debt on Africa, but It’s Not Likely to Be Debt Forgiveness”

By Celso Tamele It’s almost common knowledge that China is one of the main development partners of African countries. Like the other economic powerhouses of the world,…… Read more “Reflections on a Decade of Chinese Agricultural Engagement in Mozambique”

By DOYLE MCMANUS WASHINGTON COLUMNIST MARCH 29, 2020 WASHINGTON — In the best of all pandemic-ridden worlds, the coronavirus would spur powerful countries to cooperate with one another since everyone…… Read more “China Rises as Trump Cedes leadership in Coronavirus Crisis”

By Robert Bociaga In recent years, China has risen to become the largest source of imports for nine of the 10 Southeast Asian countries. Also, it is an…… Read more “Is COVID-19 Eroding China’s Influence in Southeast Asia?”

By Katie Rogers, Lara Jakes and Ana Swanson WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday defended his increasingly frequent practice of calling the coronavirus the “Chinese Virus,” ignoring…… Read more “Trump Defends Using ‘Chinese Virus’ Label, Ignoring Growing Criticism”