Biden and other Western leaders had tough words for Russia and China after wrapping up a meeting in England, but they had trouble finding common ground on some big issues.
Tag: Belt and Road Initiative (China)
To Counter China’s Belt-and-Road, Biden Tries to Unite G7
The president urged the leaders of wealthy democracies to offer hundreds of billions in loans to developing nations in a direct challenge to Beijing’s Belt-and-Road Initiative.
Separatists Kill 14 in Attack on Oil Convoy in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province
The assault was an escalation of violence in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan, which has become a nexus of Chinese development projects and heavy security crackdowns.
Coronavirus Diplomacy: How China’s Red Cross Serves the Communist Party
The Red Cross in China seems like any other humanitarian group. But there is one crucial difference: it is funded and directed by the Chinese Communist Party.
U.S. Faces Tough ‘Great Game’ Against China in Central Asia and Beyond
The Trump administration sees former Soviet republics in the heart of Asia as critical battlegrounds in the struggle with China over global influence. But American policies could fall short.
Xi Jinping Comes to Nepal Bearing Investments, and India Is Watching
The Chinese leader’s visit is a further display of his ambitious aims — both economic and strategic — on India’s doorstep.
To Influence El Salvador, China Dangled Money. The U.S. Made Threats.
As part of a push into Central America, China presented itself as a deep-pocketed partner for El Salvador’s future. The Trump administration countered with words of warning.
Over Local Objections, China Muscles Into Belarus
A Chinese battery plant has raised local ire, but Belarus, like Russia, needs the economic lifeline and cannot expect much help from Europe.
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Plan in Pakistan Takes a Military Turn
Under a program China insisted was peaceful, Pakistan is cooperating on distinctly defense-related projects, including a secret plan to build new fighter jets.