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Belt and Road Initiative

Debt and diplomacy: China’s growing influence in Laos

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is booming

Most of the 130 or so poor or developing countries collectively known as the Global South have signed up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Most of the 130 or so poor or developing countries collectively known as the Global South have signed up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Study shows China closing in on US as global leader in science

The study found that Chinese-based scientists filled 45 per cent of leadership roles in US-China joint studies in 2023, up from 30 per cent in 2010.
The study found that Chinese-based scientists filled 45 per cent of leadership roles in US-China joint studies in 2023, up from 30 per cent in 2010.

Commentary

Indonesia’s river of discontent runs deep

A protester sets fire to the gate of the regional parliament building during a protest against the government's spending priorities, such as enhanced perks for lawmakers, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Bilal Wibisono
A protester sets fire to the gate of the regional parliament building during a protest against the government's spending priorities, such as enhanced perks for lawmakers, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Bilal Wibisono

Asia’s leaders stress unity to mitigate growing global uncertainty at Belt and Road Summit

mfbri - (From left) Hong Kong's Algernon Yau, Malaysia's Anthony Loke, Qatar's Ahmed Al-Sayed, Saudi Arabia's Khaled Al Khattaf, Kazakhstan's Yerlan Sagnayev, and Uzbekistan's Umid Abidkhadjaev at a policy dialogue at the 10th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 10.
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mfbri - (From left) Hong Kong's Algernon Yau, Malaysia's Anthony Loke, Qatar's Ahmed Al-Sayed, Saudi Arabia's Khaled Al Khattaf, Kazakhstan's Yerlan Sagnayev, and Uzbekistan's Umid Abidkhadjaev at a policy dialogue at the 10th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 10.
ST PHOTO: MAGDALENE FUNG

China’s green paradox: Cleaner at home, digging dirt abroad

Members of the Pradawng tribe inside a China-backed battery metal mine during a protest rally in Pekon township in Myanmar’s eastern Shan State in May.
Members of the Pradawng tribe inside a China-backed battery metal mine during a protest rally in Pekon township in Myanmar’s eastern Shan State in May.

In Latin America, carrots trump sticks – and China knows it

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13.

Developing nations face ‘tidal wave’ of China debt: Australian think-tank

The report also raised questions about whether China could seek to parlay the debts for “geopolitical leverage”.
The report also raised questions about whether China could seek to parlay the debts for “geopolitical leverage”.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.