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China has limited its involvement in crises in Venezuela, preferring to secure its economic interests and avoid reputational cost.

Small open economies have tools to reduce the vulnerabilities stemming from their dependence on great powers, such as China.

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Uyghur journalist Gulchehra Hoja discusses the human rights situation for Uyghur women in the Xinjiang region of China, why authoritarian regimes feel threatened by women in particular, and how the global community can help by pressuring China to open the region to independent investigations and foreign journalists.

Four years and hundreds of billions of dollars later, China’s ambitious global trading strategy known as the “New Maritime Silk Road,” or “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR), is now coming to life, particularly in parts of East Africa where major infrastructure and defense projects are being built.

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Chinese economic players in Myanmar initially relied on ties to the government and ruling elites. Faced with controversy, they turned to actors that local communities trust and listen to as de facto partners and informal advisers.

Chinese economic players in Myanmar initially relied on ties to the government and ruling elites. Faced with controversy, they turned to actors that local communities trust and listen to as de facto partners and informal advisers.

In this week’s episode of the China in Africa podcast, Matt Ferchen from the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing joins Eric and Cobus to discuss his new paper on the perception gaps that exist around the world regarding China’s economic, military, and political rise.

Chinas greed for natural resources drives Venezuela into the ground ​ By Rahul Kumar ( IANS) | Published on ​ Fri, Feb 19 2021 13:51 IST | ​ 0 Views Chinas greed for natural resources drives Venezuela into the ground.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 19 : In January this year the US think tank, Council for Foreign Relations (CFR) mentioned in a report that Venezuela is headed towards an economic, political and humanitarian conflict. The analysis added that the US might have to ...