The Economist

China knows how to punish countries that offend it

What does China achieve in using such blunt economic weapons in bilateral spats? It is tempting to dismiss these as acts of ...
Pew Research Center

Views of the U.S. have worsened while opinions of China have improved in many surveyed countries

Across 24 countries Pew Research Center surveyed this spring, more people have a positive view of the United States than of China. However, this gap is closing, as views of the U.S. have become more ...
Pew Research Center

3. Views of China in middle-income countries

In nine middle-income countries, we asked additional questions about relations with China and the U.S. Across the nine middle-income nations surveyed, a median of 58% say investment from China is a ...
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Pew: World's view of China, Xi improves slightly

July 15 (UPI) --A new Pew survey is suggesting that global viewpoints on China may be trending in a slightly more positive direction for the communist nation. The Pew Research Center poll of 25 ...

‘Cool China’ has become a symbol of the country’s rising soft power

Schneider: In recent years, "Cool China" has become a symbol of China's rising soft power. It is precisely this kind of soft ...
CBS News

Senior U.S. Senator visits Taiwan, calls it "a free country" with "right to remain free" as China threat looms

Taipei — The head of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he was determined the United States and Taiwan remain "the best of friends," calling the democratic island claimed by China a ...
csis.org

China Courts the Pacific: Key Takeaways from the 2025 China–Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

On May 28 and 29, senior representatives from 11 Pacific Island countries—including Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi, and a representative from the Pacific Islands ...
Asia Society

Views of China across the Global South: The Rule and the Exceptions

From the colonial “scramble for Africa” to Cold War coups and proxy conflicts backed by the United States and Soviet Union, the developing world was frequently an arena for competition among rival ...
CNN

Trump’s tariffs are sending African countries into China’s hands

Africa is adjusting to the new reality of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with countries on the continent facing some of the highest export charges. But what could become a crisis is an ...
NPR

China is now the biggest debt collector in the developing world, report says

China has dramatically curtailed its lending in recent years. Now, it's emerging as the largest debt collector for many of the world's poorest nations — a shift that threatens to undermine poverty ...
Yahoo

Pew: World's view of China, Xi improves slightly

Crowds watch Chinese performers take part in a traditional Qing Dynasty ceremony, in which emperors prayed for good harvests and fortune, during a week-long series of events to mark the Chinese new ...