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PLA soldiers prepare for a UN peacekeeping mission in Africa. Photo: EPA/Michael Reynolds

Beijing, China, World

Djibouti military base highlights China’s African ambitions

by Theo Neethling August 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Regal Kowloon Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps, Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong

Duo discovers discounted gold bars are fake, loses US$56,000

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Inga Falls on the Congo River. Photo: Pinterest

World

Congo seeks joint Chinese-Spanish bid for dam

by Agence France-Presse June 14, 2017February 18, 2020

African artists perform at the Nan Hau Temple in Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa, during Chinese New Year celebrations in 2015. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Middle East, World

Obor set to impact growth of Africa’s cities, middle class

by Doug Tsuruoka June 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A local resident greets Chinese and African workers on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway. Photo: Qin bin / Imaginechina

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

China’s Obor could keep African economies moving

by Doug Tsuruoka June 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, World

African security: EU and Beijing intensify cooperation

by Emanuele Scimia June 10, 2017June 10, 2017

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps march during a military drill as the sun rises at a military base in Taonan, Jilin province. Photo: Reuters/China Daily

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

China likely to build more overseas bases: Pentagon report

by Reuters June 7, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean military officers attend a ceremony in Pyongyang on April 13. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Are Trump and China foreign policy partners, rivals, or both?

by Jon Connars April 13, 2017April 14, 2017

Source: UPI

Australia, China, Oceania

CNOOC joins hunt for West African oil

by Asia Unhedged March 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A farmer at work in Kenya's Mount Kenya region. Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT via Wikipedia Commons

Beijing, China, World

Is China displacing traditional aid donors in Africa?

by Haley J. Swedlund March 5, 2017February 18, 2020

African fashions in the Pearl River Delta. Photo: Justus Krueger

AT Finance, China, European Union, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Middle East, South Asia, World

Guangzhou’s Silk Road to Africa

by Justus Krueger February 5, 2017February 18, 2020

He snuck up on you... Donald Trump hugs a U.S. flag as he takes the stage for a campaign town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire. Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder

Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Taiwan, World

America’s withdrawal, China’s gain

by Jon Connars February 4, 2017

Gambia's new leader Adama Barrow speaks after swearing in as President at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal, in this still image taken from video, January 19, 2017. RTS via Reuters TV

China, Middle East, Taiwan

China calls for ‘cool-headed’ resolution of Gambia crisis

by Reuters January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Inside the Huajian shoe factory on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Photo: AFP Zacharias Abubeker

China, Hong Kong, South Asia, Taiwan

Where the Chinese live in Africa

by Doug Tsuruoka January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese businessman looks out the window on board an SNIM train carrying iron ore and mine workers across the desert outside Zouerate in Mauritania. Photo: REUTERS / Joe Penney

China, South Asia

‘Independents’ make for a diverse Chinese diaspora in Africa

by Doug Tsuruoka January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

A local resident greets Chinese and African workers on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway. Photo: Qin bin / Imaginechina

Beijing, China, European Union, South Asia, World

Chinese in Africa – a mobile group with few ties to Beijing

by Doug Tsuruoka January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

African artists perform at the Nan Hau Temple in Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa, during Chinese New Year celebrations in 2015. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, World

‘Chinese FDI helps to stabilize Africa’: Brookings fellow

by Doug Tsuruoka January 5, 2017February 18, 2020

CCTV headquarters in Beijing. For an organization that is supposed to be emanating soft power, the building has a touch of the Death Star about it. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, Russia, World

CCTV launches global platform in Xi push to rebrand China

by Ben Richardson December 31, 2016February 18, 2020

Chinese police officers examine ivory and rhino horn products seized after breaking up a criminal ring in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, September 12, 2016. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, France, Oceania, Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

War on elephant poachers is front line to halt extinction

by Nicolas Delaunay December 31, 2016February 18, 2020

Photo of China Flag. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Macau, United Kingdom, World

Obrigado, China: The dark underbelly of Sino-Luso relations

by Jon Connars October 28, 2016October 28, 2016

AT+

Africa, Islam and the next pope

by Spengler April 12, 2005August 29, 2020

Beating the African drum

by Pepe Escobar March 11, 2003June 17, 2020

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