US says it is disappointed prime minister Manasseh Sogavare will not attend Monday’s summit, amid race for influence with China
Forget ‘Chinese spies’, trade not espionage should be Britain’s main concern with China
Simon Jenkins
China is clearly using its trading supremacy to ignore accepted norms – but the UK has some leverage, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
India, US and Saudi Arabia in talks on rail and ports deal linking Gulf and south Asia
Talks include Europe and UAE as Joe Biden flies to Delhi with aim of rivalling China’s Belt and Road
August 2023
Project Syndicate economists
How can the US and China prevent a war?
Nouriel Roubini
The two countries need to pursue policies that will reduce economic tensions and foster cooperation
March 2023
China spent $240bn on belt and road bailouts from 2008 to 2021, study finds
Rise in emergency financing for other countries since 2016 correlates with drop in infrastructure lending
October 2022
Pakistan’s PM says rival Imran Khan is ‘biggest liar on earth’
Exclusive: As economic turmoil continues, Shehbaz Sharif accuses predecessor of leaving the country in ruins
September 2022
IMF offers Sri Lanka provisional $2.9bn loan to tackle debt crisis
Funding still needs to be approved but could offer breathing space amid country’s economic turmoil
May 2022
China funnels its overseas aid money into political leaders’ home provinces
Schools and airports help the leaders of countries that receive cash from Beijing tighten their grip on power, a new book claims
April 2022
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Why China’s security deal with Solomon Islands has Australia worried
Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to defence correspondent Daniel Hurst about a proposed security deal between China and the Solomon Islands that has Australian politicians and security experts concerned
March 2022
Ai Weiwei on the new Silk Road: ‘This is China’s counterattack in a global game of chess’
China is pouring trillions into the developing world. It is, the artist and activist says, an audacious power grab
December 2021
In China’s new age of imperialism, Xi Jinping gives thumbs down to democracy
Simon Tisdall
EU launches €300bn fund to challenge China’s influence
October 2021
How Covid spread fear of globalisation and threatens a new world order
From China backtracking on coal to Britain’s ‘chicken king’ calling for a rethink of food production, the virus has accelerated nationalist impulses towards autarky
