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Week in Review: Human Rights, Contracts and Finance

The EU Launches “Global Gateway” as the Latest Challenger to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

More Details on How Germany’s Siemens Outbid Chinese Contractors to Win the Red-to-Med High-Speed Railway in Egypt

The Key Takeaway From Wang Yi’s Week-Long Asia Tour: It’s Not Easy Balancing Ties Between China and the U.S.

5 Lessons for China from the U.S. Failure in Afghanistan

Under Pressure, Chinese Government to Prosecute Six of its Mining Companies in the DRC For Environmental Crimes

Chinese Embassy to Set Up a Special Unit That Aims to Combat Illegal Mining (Presumably by Chinese Companies)

Online Reaction to Wu’s Tweets Was a Mix of Cautious Optimism and Outright Skepticism

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China’s Vaccine Diplomacy: Soft Power Lessons from Latin America

An elderly woman in Sao Paulo, Brazil is inoculated with the Chinese-made Coronavac vaccine against COVID-19. NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP
LSE IDEAS
By Dr. Álvaro Mendez, Co-Director & Senior Associate Fellow, Global South Unit at LSE IDEAS In early 2021, Beijing launched a diplomatic campaign to promote China’s COVID-19 vaccines with the aim of winning friends and cutting deals in the global South. One region specially targeted by Beijing was Latin America, whose ...
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Africa

Zimbabwe Now the Largest Recipient of Chinese Vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chinese Vaccine Shipments to Africa Increase Slightly, But Still Far Below That of Other Regions Around the World

CNN Ran a Story on Big Tech Expanding in Africa That Didn’t Mention a Single Chinese or European Company

Mideast

Reports of a Chinese “Black Site” in the UAE Used to Target Uyghurs Gaining Momentum in U.S. Media

China Tries to Calm U.S. Anxieties About New Pact With Iran

Human Rights, Non-Interference and Trade at the Top of Wang Yi’s Agenda in Saudi Arabia

Americas

Barbados PM Pushes Back on BBC Journalist About China’s Growing Investments in the Caribbean

China Claims It Doesn’t Play Politics With Vaccine Distributions, But What Happened in Paraguay This Weekend Says Otherwise

Chile, Belarus Poised to Join the Growing List of Global South Countries That Will Produce Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines

Asia

China-Global South Update: Wang Yi Brings Millions in Aid and Vaccines on Four-Nation Asia Tour

When Viewed in Context, Africa’s Trade With China is Very Small

Terrorists in Pakistan Again Target Chinese Nationals in What’s Become an Unprecedented Challenge For the Belt and Road

Quote Unquote

African interests and those of other rule-takers often align more with China than they do with Europe and the US. It is inconvenient, but it is true.

W. Gyude Moore, Senior Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development, United States

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A Young Chinese Expat Reflects on What's She Learned After Six Years of Living in Namibia

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TRANSLATION: What Chinese Companies Can Learn From Indian Pharmaceutical Companies in Africa

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Chinese Mining Giant Denies Media Reports Its Mining Contracts in the DRC Are Under Investigation

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