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- Is China really a champion of the global south?
- Trump’s trade wars are making China’s Global South pitch easier
- China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy
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Trump’s trade wars are making China’s Global South pitch easier
The latest US trade fight with Canada should matter far beyond North America. After negotiations collapsed in August, President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billio...
China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy
Africa’s exports to China have surged since Beijing expanded its zero-tariff policy across the continent in May, as customs data showed signs of emerging trade links in a range of...
China’s zero-tariff play aims to lock in African loyalty
China’s expanding zero-tariff access for 63 lower-income countries — 53 of them African — is far more than a developmental courtesy or a technical adjustment of customs schedules....
Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump’s tariffs, as years of resistance end
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed on Sunday night to accelerate negotiations for a trade agreement between China and Mercosur, a...
The Untold Story Behind China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus
Explore how global demand, supply chains, and policy shifts reshaped the balance of power.Continue reading on Geopolitics & Beyond »
Roundup: African manufacturers look to China's industrial experience to boost growth
by Ntandoyenkosi Ncube JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (Xinhua) -- African manufacturers and trade officials have called on the continent to draw lessons from China's industrial transformati...
Somalia to export fish to China under tariff-free deal
Under the zero-tariff arrangement, China has, since May, allowed in certain goods from African countries that recognise Beijing as the capital of China.
African manufacturers look to China's industrial experience to boost growth
On the sidelines of the 2026 Manufacturing Indaba in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Rhyan Injendi, Kenya's commercial and trade attache at the High Commission in Pretoria, told Xinhua...
Foreign trade on steady growth track
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Mapped: Every Country’s Biggest Import Partner
China has become the top import source for half of the world's countries, including Germany, Japan, and Russia.
India and China’s Paradoxical Relationship
(click to enlarge) India and China present one of contemporary geopolitics’ greatest paradoxes: two nuclear-armed rivals locked in an intensifying military standoff while simultane...
Nigeria: Nigeria-China Trade Hits $18bn in H1'26
[Vanguard] Nigeria's aquatic products have secured zero-tariff access to China's market of about 1.4 billion consumers under a new protocol, as bilateral trade between both countri...
Will China’s Zero-tariff Regime Inspire Nigeria to Build Factories, Create Jobs?
China’s decision to grant duty-free access to its vast market to 53 African countries has opened a new front in the continent’s long-running struggle to break out of the commodity
How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion
For decades, resource-rich African nations operated on a straightforward pit-to-ship model whereby foreign operators extracted raw ore, loaded it onto cargo ships and exported it a...
The US’ dangerous reversion to imperialism in Latin America
When China’s trade with Latin America reached a record US$518.4 billion in 2024, it marked a fundamental shift in hemispheric economics. Beijing is now the largest bilateral credit...
China's exports soar 25% in August; trade surplus tops $800bn for year
China’s Africa lending model has a split personality
Over the past two decades, China’s rise as the world’s largest bilateral creditor has profoundly altered the global development finance landscape. Yet international scholarship on...
China Eyes Faster Entry for African Agricultural Products
China has upgraded its Green Channel policy to accelerate customs clearance for African agricultural exports, particularly fresh produce, as part of efforts to expand agricultural...
China Focus: China empowers Global South nations through AI technology
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Launched from the waters off east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, a rocket successfully placed two AI-powered satellites into orbits. Delivering...
China empowers Global South nations through AI technology
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Launched from the waters off east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, a rocket successfully placed two AI-powered satellites into orbits. Delivering...
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