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بلدة جيبوتي الأفريقية صعدت ك"كازابلانكا" معاصرة تضج بالمؤلمرلت الجيوبوليتيكية. صورة أرشيفية لهمفري بوجارت في الفيلم الكلاسيكي الذي صدر في 1942. صورة: YouTube

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Djibouti: the Casablanca of a new Cold War

by Bertil Lintner November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet this month in Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Summit is chance for China, US to push reset button

by Joseph Nathan November 27, 2018November 27, 2018

Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (R) reviews a military honor guard with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

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China reaching deeper and deeper into Nepal

by Bertil Lintner November 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US-China trade war is bad news for Beijing. Illustration: iStock

China, Tianjin, World

US-China trade war threatens world economy

by Behzad Abdollahpour November 26, 2018

Pakistani security guards stand next to burnt-out cars in front of the Chinese consulate after an attack in Karachi on November 23. At least two police were killed when three gunmen tried to storm the consulate. All were killed by guards. Photo: AFP / Asif Hassan

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Pakistani security forces showed courage thwarting Chinese Consulate attack

by Zamir Awan November 26, 2018

Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (R) shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping following a signing ceremony in Darussalam. Photo: by Brunei Department of Information via AFP.

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Little Brunei welcomes China’s big helping hand

by Nile Bowie November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) gestures as Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte (R) looks on during a state banquet at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila on November 20, 2018. Photo" AFP/Mark R. Cristino/Pool

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What Xi did and didn’t give Duterte

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump (R) talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they attend a working session during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Michael Kappeler/Pool

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Why the Quad can’t get it together

by Alan Boyd November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and the US Vice President Mike Pence arrive for a family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Port Moresby on November 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan

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America’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ lacks currency and resonance

by Nile Bowie November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Just like rhinos in the wild, the corporate 'creatures' can charge at any moment, causing financial havoc. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

China must beware of letting a new breed of ‘Gray Rhinos’ loose

by Gordon Watts November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

US Vice President Mike Pence makes his keynote speech at the CEO Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Port Moresby on November 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Peter Parks

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APEC summit presents stark US or China choices

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian naval officers during a sea drill. Photo: Wikipedia

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Cambodia at the center of a new Cold War

by David Hutt and Shawn W. Crispin November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, talks to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

GCC states should cultivate strong ties with South Asia

by Hasan Alhasan November 13, 2018

Animal feed made from soybeans imported from Brazil is unloaded at a port in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province in August. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Macau, South Asia, World

China’s ambitious rail plans in Brazil on uncertain track

by Sue Branford and Maurício Torres November 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Generic image of ships passing through a canal. Photo: Facebook

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Thailand the missing link in China’s Maritime Silk Road

by Benjamin Zawacki November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shake hands during joint press remarks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/ Toshifumi Kitamura

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Mahathir leans to Japan and away from China

by Nile Bowie November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's incoming Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference in Canberra on August 24, 2018.Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan

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Australia antes up to challenge China in the Pacific

by Alan Boyd November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

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Under the Pakistani volcano

by Pepe Escobar November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese police officer wears a pair of facial-recognition smart glasses at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province. Photo: AFP

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Beijing’s online Big Brother beefs up, expands reach overseas

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Voting hands and ballot box. Image: iStock

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Why China’s leadership abhors democratic elections

by Xuan Loc Doan November 3, 2018

Timorese residents wave national flags of China and Timor-Leste to welcome the visiting Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark (Hull 866) at the port of Dili on December 14, 2017. Photo: Facebook/Jiang Shan

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Timor-Leste developing closer ties with China

by David Hutt November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shaking hands with Myanmar's Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the India-ASEAN commemorative summit in New Delhi. Photo: Handout via AFP

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Why India looks the other way on Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

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Central enterprises undertake more than 3,000 OBOR projects

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (right) shakes hands with Tajik Foreign Affairs Minister Aslov Sirojidin Muhridinovich prior to a meeting in New Delhi on May 13, 2015. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

India making inroads in Central Asia

by Abhishek Mohanty October 30, 2018

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Is China a new imperial power?

by Chandra Muzaffar October 26, 2018

Belt and Road Initiative. Illustration: iStock

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Trade with Belt and Road countries exceeds US$860 bn

by Asia Times staff October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

The circular route through the Arctic Circle. Illustration: iStock / Getty

China, European Union, India, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Arctic ambition: Beijing eyes the Polar Silk Road

by Sabena Siddiqui October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

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Under the guise of friendship, China is looting Pakistan

by Ali Salman Andani October 24, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

China, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

India the net beneficiary of current geopolitical situation

by Zamir Awan October 23, 2018

Asian and European leaders gather at the ASEM 12 summit last week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center in purple, for a group photo in Brussels on October 19, 2018. Photo: Alexey Vitvitsky / Sputnik / AFP

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Leaders of Asia and Europe sit down for talks, not sanctions

by Pepe Escobar October 23, 2018February 18, 2020