China prepares £40bn stimulus for financial sector amid fears over sluggish growth

China will inject $54bn (£40bn) into its financial sector as Beijing attempts to shore up banks and insurers in the face of faltering economic growth. A host of financial institutions said they were due to receive billions of yuan in capital from state …

China, Nepal race to find thousands still missing 12 days after floods

Rescuers in Nepal are racing to reach thousands of people missing in areas near the China border after catastrophic floods as search operations enter their 12th day. The flooding that authorities say was likely caused by a glacial collapse last month has …

EU faces 300,000 factory job cuts as China ‘colonises’ supply chains, industry warns

Job losses in EU manufacturing will rapidly increase unless Brussels stops the “colonisation” of industry by Chinese component manufacturers, a leading industry trade body has warned. Eurometal predicts 300,000 job losses in manufacturing in the rest of …

What Russia and China learned from America after 9/11

China’s GERD Leverage: Can Beijing Broker a Deal Between Egypt and Ethiopia?

The People’s Republic of China possesses a broad network of geopolitical and economic interests in the Horn of Africa, a region of vital importance to Chinese interests. This gives it significant and direct leverage over Ethiopia. While Beijing …

How China's super-sized market powers African growth

Walk into a supermarket in China today, and you may find more than just familiar domestic produce. Avocados from Kenya, pineapples from Benin and tangy tangerines from South Africa are increasingly gracing supermarket shelves across China. These fresh, …

The Malacca Dilemma and China’s Response

The idea of the Malacca Dilemma was first presented in 2003 by Hu Jintao, then China’s president, to illustrate a major strategic issue facing the country. Since most of China’s imports of energy and its exports in the form of container cargo go through …

MAZU system and satellites provide real-time info as China shares disaster monitoring data with Nepal on daily basis

Rescuers, using heavy-duty equipment including excavators and loaders, forge ahead at the core area of mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on September 5, 2026. Photo: CNS Photo When some major media outlets …

Decoding China's innovation-led development

A factory manufacturing industrial robots and intelligent systems engineering, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 7, 2025. /VCG A factory manufacturing industrial robots and intelligent systems engineering, Nanjing, east China's …

Trump’s Venezuela Push Opens New Front With China

Venezuela is emerging as a major testing ground for US President Donald Trump’s ambitions in the Western Hemisphere and a potential new arena of rivalry with China. After announcing plans to seize control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s …