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Foreign relations of China

Workers move a box of freshly caught squid in Pucusana, Peru, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

A state-owned company from China is building a massive commercial port in Peru

Business, Economics and Jobs

Experts say the port will be a new milestone for shipping trade between China and Latin America. But many people in the town of Chancay, where the port will be located, are not happy about it and say their lives will be changed forever.

A white woman holds up a drawing of a plant next to a Chinese woman sitting at a table together

Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close

US-China relations
Students eat lunch between dividers to protect them from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the canteen of the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) in Taipei, Taiwan, April 6, 2020.

Taiwan’s success in fighting COVID-19 is overshadowed by global politics

COVID-19
An overhead view of people sitting at a table. In front of each person is a microphone and a name badge.

Chinese innovation makes the ‘Chinese Dream’ real for many

flags of the US and China

The risks of a new Cold War between the US and China are real: Here’s why

Global Politics
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang smile during the 7th Summit of Heads of Government of CEEC and China in Sofia, Bulgaria, July 7, 2018.

China looks to expand ties with European trade partners as clash with US ramps up

Business, Economics and Jobs

China remains open for trade with foreign partners and can only benefit from an economically strong Europe, its premier said on Saturday as he pressed for expanded ties with the continent’s eastern wing while waging a tariff war with Washington.

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