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Mahathir joins criticism of comic linking Malay youths to extremism over Uygurs
The controversy has also put a spotlight on the inner workings of the Pakatan Harapan administration, now accused of favouring ethnic Chinese interests.
Nepal pushes to end dependency on India with China rail, tunnel deals
Chinese President Xi Jinping wound up two days of meetings in Nepal on Sunday with separate deals for a rail link to Tibet and a tunnel, an official said, as the Himalayan nation seeks to end an Indian dominance over its trade routes by increasing connectivity with Beijing.
China pledges new impetus in climate efforts after 2020
China will inject new impetus into climate change efforts after 2020, and use its Belt and Road initiative to boost cooperation in the fight on global warming, the government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said.
China urges US to continue to engage with Taliban after talks in Beijing
Beijing says it remains committed to peace process in Afghanistan and will ‘play constructive role’, after delegation meets special Chinese representative.
Beijing rubbishes fears that Maldives is ‘mired in a Chinese debt trap’
The Maldives has been caught in a battle for influence between India and China, which invested millions during the rule of the previous pro-Beijing leader as part of the Belt and Road plan.
U.N. Security Council overcomes Chinese veto threat to renew Afghanistan mission
The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday to extend a U.N. political mission in Afghanistan after last-minute talks overcame a Chinese threat to veto if there was no reference to Beijing's global Belt and Road infrastructure project.
China’s social credit system ‘could be used against companies’
EU Chamber of Commerce urges business to ‘knock the blinkers off’ and wake up to implications of far-reaching system of rewards and punishments, with firms at risk of being blacklisted for non-compliance.
China friendship won’t compromise national interest: East Timor minister
Dionísio da Costa Babo Soares tells sceptics of Dili’s ties with Beijing that it is not a ‘new, fragile country’ that would be swayed by the largesse of others.
Why was China sending empty cargo containers by rail to Europe?
China Railway admits the existence of the problem in an interview with the state-run Global Times but insists it has improved recently.
Malaysia looks to woo Chinese cash with belt and road positivity
The country’s finance minister teased a new system designed to attract investors from China at a forum on economic cooperation held on Thursday.
China Belt and Road power investments surge from 2014-2019: study
Chinese equity investment in solar, wind and coal power projects in Belt and Road countries has surged from 2014 to 2019, with planned capacity up more than tenfold compared to the previous five-year period, environmental group Greenpeace said.
‘Pro-China’ Boris Johnson ‘enthusiastic’ about belt and road plan
Britain’s next prime minister welcomes Chinese investment and students to ‘most open economy in Europe’.
China may be courting Japan to allay belt and road controversy
MUFG Bank last month was named as only the second non-Chinese yuan clearing bank, with suggestions it could be the start of improved relations between Beijing and Tokyo.
US$10 billion Bagamoyo Port project ‘not off table’, Tanzanian envoy says
Negotiations to restart development of deep water port ‘ongoing’, Mbelwa Kairuki says.
Indonesia asks China for special Belt and Road Initiative fund
Indonesian finance minister working on loan structure and criteria.
Two pulled alive from collapsed Chinese-owned building in Cambodia
A hospital official said the two workers were in a ‘serious condition’ after being trapped with no food or water for two days.
China expert lays out trillion yuan nuclear path for belt and road plan
Senior industry official Wang Shoujun predicts up to 30 reactors could be built over next decade.
China could build 30 'Belt and Road' nuclear reactors by 2030: official
China could build as many as 30 overseas nuclear reactors through its involvement in the "Belt and Road" initiative over the next decade, a senior industry official told a meeting of China's political advisory body this week.
Why China’s investment in Pakistan is the No 1 target for Balochistan separatists
The Balochistan Liberation Army has vowed to continue its attacks on Chinese projects and nationals along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as they fear being turned into a minority in their own province.
Fear of Beijing’s influence on Chinese voters in Australia raises alarm
As Australia goes to the polls and the two main political parties woo the growing group of ethnic Chinese voters, concerns are growing over Beijing’s influence on local Chinese-language media.
