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China Loses Its Appetite for Russian Coal as Import Costs Rise
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 6 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- China is losing its appetite for Russian coal as import taxes and logistical snarls...
Niger to Use Oil Advance to Pay Off $600 Million Regional Market Debt
Bloomberg· 19 hours agoChina’s $400 million deal with Niger to pay for oil in advance will help the West African nation’s...
How Chinese networks clean dirty money on a vast scale
The Economist· 13 hours agoIT IS RARE these days for America and China to co-operate on anything. During a three-day visit to...
Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China
WCMH Columbus· 6 days agoHONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) — Voting began across the Solomon Islands on Wednesday in the South...
Why the U.S. military's withdrawal from Niger is a "devastating blow"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 18 hours ago"This is a tough blow on all levels." Following a military coup in July 2023, Niger's leaders made...
Solomon Islands: The Pacific election being closely watched by China and the West
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoBut that is not why some of the world's biggest powers are paying such close attention to...
‘West v China’ as island nation holds vote that could shape region
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Solomon Islands goes to the polls on Wednesday in an election that has been framed as the “West...
The US is losing access to its bases in Niger − here’s why that’s a big deal
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023...
San Francisco Mayor Gives Panda Diplomacy a Try
New York Times· 8 hours agoIn a city still struggling to recover from the pandemic, Mayor London Breed hopes giant pandas will lift the spirits — and the economy — of San...
The Pacific Islanders with a chance to halt China’s creeping expansion
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoDaniel Suidani, the former provincial governor, was a strong critic of China and decision to drop...