13 h. ago REPOST: The Prescient Warning Behind Ottawa’s China Influence File—and Carney’s Beijing Electric Vehicle Gamble

REPOST: The Prescient Warning Behind Ottawa’s China Influence File—and Carney’s Beijing Electric Vehicle Gamble  The Bureau | Sam Cooper

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39 h. ago Why India is losing ground over Bangladesh and Myanmar to regional rivals

India is facing multiple geopolitical challenges in the region as Bangladesh and Myanmar show signs of drifting away from New Delhi’s orbit amid its long-standing disputes with Pakistan and China. Dhaka has been drawing closer to Islamabad following the downfall in 2024 of its former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who had close ties with Delhi during her rule, while China has continued to maintain its influence in Myanmar since the junta in Naypyidaw ousted the elected government in a coup in...

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39 h. ago Trump pick for South America command sidesteps China questions at Senate hearing

Days after the operation that abducted then Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump’s nominee to command US forces in Latin America dodged pressure from senators to endorse a military-first plan to counter China’s growing influence in the region. Lieutenant General Francis Donovan, who is nominated to lead US Southern Command (Southcom), repeatedly declined to say whether Washington should rely mainly on force projection to push back against Beijing’s expanding footprint. The...

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48 h. ago Nepal, Belt and Road to Big Brother: Surveillance Tech in China’s Sphere of Influence

Nepal, Belt and Road to Big Brother: Surveillance Tech in China’s Sphere of Influence  Bitter Winter

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60 h. ago The dragon in the grid: Limiting China’s influence in Europe’s energy system

The dragon in the grid: Limiting China’s influence in Europe’s energy system  European Union Institute for Security Studies |

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61 h. ago China targets wealthy influencers with audits, fines as fiscal pressures rise

China has ramped up audits involving online influencers and high-wage earners, as part of broader efforts to expand tax revenue and refine the taxation system. The State Taxation Administration on Wednesday spotlighted two fresh cases involving influencers in the centrally administered city of Chongqing and in Gansu province. In Chongqing, authorities ordered an influencer surnamed Peng – who has 30 million followers and works in online video production and commercial advertising – to pay 4.15...

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68 h. ago Greenland, Denmark refute Trump's claims of Chinese influence on island

Greenland, Denmark refute Trump's claims of Chinese influence on island  China Daily - Global Edition

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4 d. ago China urges Canada to break from U.S. influence as Carney visits Beijing

China urges Canada to break from U.S. influence as Carney visits Beijing  PBS

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4 d. ago China urges Canada to break from US influence as Mark Carney visits Beijing

China urges Canada to break from US influence as Mark Carney visits Beijing  The Lufkin Daily News

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4 d. ago China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing

China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing  Norwalk Hour

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4 d. ago Hidden costs emerge in China’s $16.8 billion influencer market

Hidden costs emerge in China’s $16.8 billion influencer market  Campaign Asia

Economics

6 d. ago Gaza clings to Medecins Sans Frontieres following Israeli aid ban

At a hospital in Gaza, wards are filled with patients fearing they will be left without care if Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is forced out under an Israeli ban due to take effect in March. Last month, Israel announced it would prevent 37 aid organisations, including MSF, from operating in Gaza from March 1 for failing to provide detailed information on their Palestinian staff. “They stood by us throughout the war,” said 10-year-old Adam Asfour, his left arm pinned with metal rods after he was...

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7 d. ago Why Trump's Venezuela raid may not stop China's influence in South America

Why Trump's Venezuela raid may not stop China's influence in South America  NBC News

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8 d. ago Philippine navy confident it can navigate South China Sea dispute: ‘up to the challenge’

The Philippines has expressed confidence in countering China’s widening influence in contested waters as its navy presses ahead with expanding its fleet, joint activities with foreign partners and the use of unmanned systems. Analysts say these measures would boost the interoperability of the Philippine military across the sea and air, as the South China Sea dispute continues to dominate its security planning. “We are up to the challenge [posed by] the People’s Liberation Army Navy, Chinese...

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9 d. ago Trump wants US$1.5 trillion for ‘dream military’. Will China boost spending in response?

US President Donald Trump’s proposal to boost next year’s military budget to US$1.5 trillion aims to blunt China’s global influence, a move analysts said could push Beijing to speed up its own military build-up with “greater urgency”. On Wednesday, Trump wrote on social media that the US military budget for the 2027 financial year should be raised in the face of “very troubled and dangerous times”. “This will allow us to build the ‘Dream Military’ that we have long been entitled to and, more...

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9 d. ago Trump wants US$1.5 trillion for ‘dream US military’. Will China boost spending too?

US President Donald Trump’s proposal to boost next year’s military budget to US$1.5 trillion aims to blunt China’s global influence, a move analysts said could push Beijing to speed up its own military build-up with “greater urgency”. On Wednesday, Trump wrote on social media that the US military budget for the 2027 financial year should be raised in the face of “very troubled and dangerous times”. “This will allow us to build the ‘Dream Military’ that we have long been entitled to and, more...

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9 d. ago China finds risks, opportunities as Trump pushes for ‘spheres of influence’

China finds risks, opportunities as Trump pushes for ‘spheres of influence’  Al Jazeera

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1 week ago China beauty influencer pays off US$57,000 family debt; accused of faking cerebral palsy

A beauty influencer with cerebral palsy from southwestern China who paid off her family’s debt has faced accusations of faking her condition. Lin Ling, 25, who is also known online as “Glutinous Rice Cake Lin”, was born into a rural family in Bijie, Guizhou province. According to the mainland media outlet, Hangzhou Daily, Lin was diagnosed with jaundice at birth. Due to her parents’ lack of medical knowledge, treatment was delayed and by the time she turned one, she had developed cerebral...

Economics

1 week ago China’s influence in US backyard tested by Nicolás Maduro’s downfall

China’s influence in US backyard tested by Nicolás Maduro’s downfall  Financial Times

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1 week ago Maduro’s Fall Tests China’s Influence in Washington’s Backyard

Maduro’s Fall Tests China’s Influence in Washington’s Backyard  The China-Global South Project

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