The unexpected deterioration in relations between Pakistan and the Taliban junta in Afghanistan has thrown a wrench into the works for China, which had ambitions to spread its influence through Central Asia – and plunder Afghanistan’s natural resources – by folding Afghanistan into the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Latin America, once fertile ground for China to sign “Belt and Road” infrastructure deals with poor countries, is turning its back on “crappy” construction projects that erode the sovereignty of local governments, a senior State Department official told Breitbart News.
China and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday, to explore the possibility of jointly building a transcontinental railroad from the east coast of Brazil to the west coast of Peru – directly to a port funded and partially owned by Beijing.
A Taliban official told Reuters that the group is in the “advanced” stages of a deal to do business with Russia using local currency.
President Donald Trump called for military and commercial ships from the United States to be able to travel through the Suez and Panama Canals without facing a fee, and added that he had directed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take care of the issue.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the “limitless potential” of their bilateral ties.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lejone Mpotjoane of Lesotho said his nation would be “happy” to invite President Donald Trump to visit.
At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday after chaos erupted in Serbia´s parliament, where smoke bombs and flares were thrown.
A newly inaugurated, allegedly state-of-the-art international airport in one of Pakistan’s most restive regions appears to have no significant plane traffic in it since its first arrival in late January, multiple reports revealed this week, and has left locals confused and concerned for what it means about their future.
Serbia´s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned amid anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy.
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a strong interest in acquiring control of the Panama Canal, potentially by force if necessary.
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping held extensive, fruitful meetings with socialist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday that concluded with the countries agreeing to elevate their diplomatic ties to that of “Community for a Shared Brazil-China Future for a More Just World and More Sustainable Planet.”
Anti-govt protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof.
Argentine Ambassador to China Marcelo Suarez Salvia claimed to China’s state-run newspaper Global Times on Thursday that the government of President Javier Milei is “willing” to continue engaging with China despite Milei’s staunch opposition to communism.
The World Bank published a study on Sunday that found 26 of the world’s poorest nations — including Afghanistan, Yemen, Ethiopia, and North Korea — are “in deeper debt than at any other time since 2006.”
A separatist group in Pakistan reportedly took credit for a terrorist attack on Sunday that killed at two Chinese nationals and left several others injured, apparently targeting a Chinese-funded company.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a think tank that focuses on research into China, revealed on Friday that the Communist Party developed an application for companies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to use to feed information to Beijing.
Taliban “foreign minister” Amir Khan Muttaqi announced that his terrorist organization is running 39 Afghanistan diplomatic missions.
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between Nicaragua’s communist regime and China has had little to no effect on improving the Nicaraguan economy, the local newspaper La Prensa reported on Friday.
Cubans in Havana are increasingly resorting to using Chinese electric motorbikes, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Monday, as the decrepit “classic” vehicles tourists fawn over become increasingly less reliable and the Communist Party fails to keep gasoline and diesel fuel stocked.
Chinese state media celebrated the third anniversary of Taliban conquest of Afghanistan on Wednesday with friendly state media coverage claiming the country has finally found “relative peace” – but condemning U.S. President Joe Biden for leaving a “mess” in his wake.
Nicaragua’s communist regime awarded its first open-pit mining lease to a Chinese company, state media confirmed on Tuesday.
China’s ambassador to Brazil said Beijing considers adding Brazil to the Belt and Road Initiative a “fundamental measure” to cement ties.
Italy and China signed a three-year action plan on Sunday to implement past agreements and experiment with new forms of cooperation.
The government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed that it had taken out a billion dollar loan owed to Chinese banks.
Nicaragua’s communist regime has granted control of the nation’s gold mines to China in dubious and expedited procedures, the Argentine news outlet Infobae reported over the weekend.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to China on Thursday for an extensive meeting with communist dictator Xi Jinping, expected to conclude with the singing of a 30-page joint statement affirming the “special nature” of their countries’ ties.
The Chinese Communist government is seeking to take advantage of its friendly ties with the socialist Brazilian government to establish a “Maritime Silk Road” in the Amazon Rainforest, The Argentine news outlet Infobae reported this weekend.
China and Hungary signed 18 agreements after a meeting between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and visiting genocidal dictator Xi Jinping.
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping published an article on Wednesday in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet celebrating Beijing’s ties to Budapest, emphasizing what he called a “deep friendship” with the leadership of the country.
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Serbia late on Tuesday, the 25th anniversary of NATO forces bombing the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
Diana Mondino, the foreign minister of Argentina, concluded her first trip to China on Wednesday representing the libertarian government of President Javier Milei, declaring that Buenos Aires retains a “friendly” policy towards Beijing despite Milei’s campaign promises to distance his country from the Communist Party.
Salvadoran Economy Minister María Luisa Hayem announced on Tuesday evening the official start of El Salvador’s negotiations with communist China intended to culminate with the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Ethiopia on Tuesday became the third African nation in three years to default on its sovereign debt, following Zambia and Ghana.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government informed Beijing that Italy is withdrawing from the Belt and Road global domination scheme.
The Chinese Communist Party’s top English-language propaganda instrument, the Global Times, took great pains on Tuesday to emphasize that Beijing is not concerned about Argentine President-elect Javier Milei potentially rupturing ties with the South American nation.
The Chinese Communist Party, which has invested heavily in exerting influence over Argentina, issued a cold statement of congratulations on Monday to President-elect Javier Milei, hoping to continue its “friendship” with the South American nation.
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero met with genocidal dictator Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, seeking to expand cooperation between the two communist dictatorships to “a higher level.”
Chile’s far-left President Gabriel Boric met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, pledging to defend Beijing’s false claims on Taiwan.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing, China, on Tuesday to attend the “Belt and Road Forum,” an event to promote communist China’s debt-trap scheme to increase its influence abroad and erode the sovereignty of vulnerable nations.
