China’s Communist Party Turns The Blade On Itself
Gary Wilson, Struggle – La Lucha. The Communist Party of China has just adopted a sweeping program of self-discipline, and the document itself points to the reason. The party is…
Brazil’s Election Could Reshape Relations With China
Tings Chak Z Network On Oct. 25, Brazilians will return to the polls to choose between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair…
US Tech Searches For Rules On AI; China Already Has Them
Madeline Carr, Consortium News. A global debate that treats AI governance as an aspiration should at least recognise that one country is already ahead of the curve. Recent warnings from…
Inside The Successful Campaign Against Illegal Chinese Mining In Africa
Tsitsi Bhobo Waging Nonviolence When the shrill of heavy earthmoving machinery crept towards Elias Mlambo’s riverside banana plantations in February, the sudden brownish color of the river alarmed him. The…
Is China Trump’s Only Hope For Ending The Iran War?
Trita Parsi Tom Pickering Responsible Statecraft US interests in both the Middle East and Asia would be best served by cooperation with Beijing The current war with Iran and its…
Biggest Lesson From Xi-Trump Summit Is Not What You Think
Danny Haiphong, Chronicles of Haiphong. Washington’s commitment to aggression and empire remains ironclad beneath the optics and spectacle. Most mainstream observers of the Xi-Trump Summit focused entirely on deliverable outcomes.…
The Real Reason Why Trump Invited China’s President Xi To Washington
Ben Norton Geopolitical Economy Trump’s summit with President Xi Jinping led to few results, but symbolized how the US lost its trade war. Now top US corporations want to get…
Beijing Moves to Eliminate Civilian Drones, Turning the Capital Into a No-Fly Zone
ScheerPost New restrictions go far beyond banning flights: Beijing will also prohibit the possession, storage and transport of drones across the city. Beijing is moving toward one of the most…
Sanders Urges ‘Great Deal Maker’ Trump to Forge ‘Comprehensive’ AI Treaty With China
Jon Queally Common Dreams “In order to prevent a nuclear war, Reagan and Gorbachev negotiated a nuclear arms agreement in the 1980s. In order to prevent AI from acting independently…
China Says Regional Integration Is The Path To Security In West Asia
Abdul Rahman, BreakThrough News. Chinese President Xi Jinping underlined the need for stronger international coordination for common security in West Asia. And a reaffirmation of the UN charter and international…
China v. US: The Great Mideast AI Race Heats Up
Neil Thompson Informed Comment Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Egypt since 2016, amid deepening economic and security ties between Beijing and one of…
Europeans Flock To Chinese EVs Amid Heat Waves, Iran Crisis
Neil Thompson Informed Comment Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) have continued to make inroads into Western European markets in the first five months of this year according to data from Schmidt…
Amid Hormuz Crisis, China plans 50% Increase in Green Energy by 2030
Juan Cole Informed Comment Al Jazeera reports that China is attempting to accelerate its already impressive green energy revolution in the face of the disruption of petroleum and natural gas…
China’s Oil Strategy And What The West Leaves Out
Arnie Saiki, Decolonize Accounting. There has been an abundance of information around China’s oil strategy of recent, some of it sensible, most of it unremarkably a part of the western…
The US And The CPC: A Tale Of Two Anniversaries
Carlos Martinez, Orinoco Tribune. Marking milestones in the histories of China and the United States. This week offers a chance to examine two very different visions of the international order.…