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What is Driving China-Bangladesh Bonhomie?
By Mubashar Hasan
Unlike the U.S., China is making no demands on PM Hasina to ensure that elections are free and fair.
Indonesia, China Vow to Expand Economic Cooperation
By Sebastian Strangio
This week's Belt and Road Forum has demonstrated that many Southeast Asian leaders still view China as central to their nations’ economic prosperity.
Who Will Actually Benefit From the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railroad?
By Navruz Karimov and Abror Kurbonmuratov
Connectivity projects are crucial for landlocked Central Asian countries. Yet the railway brings major concerns: a lack of transparency, smuggling risks, and a possible debt trap.
Putin Begins First Visit to China Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
By Christopher Bodeen
The Russian president joins dozens of foreign leaders at China’s Belt and Road Forum.
China’s Attitude Toward the Israel-Gaza War
By Hongda Fan
China's position on the current conflict, and the Israel-Palestine issue more broadly, is not unusual. So why is it attracting so much attention?
Thai PM Heads to China in Bid to Bolster Trade, Investment
By Sebastian Strangio
Srettha's four-day visit, his first to China as prime minister, centers around this week's Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.
Erika Fatland on Traveling in the Himalayas
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
“Many of the people in the Himalayas live more isolated now than they did a hundred years ago.”
As Belt and Road Forum Convenes, Time to Rethink Narratives on China’s Economic Coercion
By Matt Ferchen
The problem with all this focus on Chinese economic coercion, and the related anxieties about its ability to weaponize trade, is that China hasn’t been particularly good at it.
New Maldives President: India’s Friend or Foe?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
It likely that Malé will remain sensitive to India’s broad strategic concerns around China, but will likely push also for closer ties to Beijing.
China’s Middle East Agenda
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Julian Spencer-Churchill and Behrouz Ayaz.
Philippines Again Calls Out China For ‘Unsafe Actions’ in South China Sea
By Sebastian Strangio
The criticisms followed another close call in contested waters, this time in the vicinity of Philippine-occupied Thitu Island.
Foreign Suspect Arrested After Employee at Israel’s Embassy in China Was Stabbed
By Ken Moritsugu and Jon Gambrell
No motive was given for the incident, which occurred on a street in Beijing. It was unclear if the attack was connected to the war between Israel and Hamas.