The NUG has seen more success than its predecessors in appealing to China – largely thanks to the Belt and Road.

History provides the blueprint for a winning deal.

Huawei’s already substantial presence in the sultanate is likely to extend to building Brunei’s 5G network.

Italy has officially joined China’s Belt and Road. But at home and abroad, not everyone is happy with the move.

China's inroads in Nepal mean increasing control over Buddhist heritage sites – with implications for Tibet.

Vietnam’s missed opportunity to normalize relations with the US paved the way for China’s 1979 invasion.

By-elections are usually a local matter, but India was probably watching a recent election in Vancouver.

Is Beijing really seeking to buy political influence abroad?

What ended the North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi and what’s next for the two countries.

A new report peers into the future of the world’s most consequential bilateral relationship.

An Indian journalist based in China for 9 years shares his impressions of the two countries's relationship.

As China’s economic leadership grows, can it keep aloof from tangled regional politics and security issues?

When Donald Trump meets Kim Jong Un in Vietnam should he give North Korea what it wants – sanctions relief?

China’s “techno-dystopian expansionism” is undermining democracy in African countries.

Mapping newly created, resurrected, and proposed transport routes across Central Asia provides insight into regional connectivity drives.

Tracing the recent history and trajectory of China’s presence in the Middle East.