China accounted for about 5 percent, or $441.8 billion, of the $8.8 trillion in public external debt owed by all low- and middle-income countries, according to data from the World Bank's 2024 report ...

China also appears to have a strong following in Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population but is also reportedly proud of its role in President Obama's childhood.

China’s outsize energy needs and its reliance on overseas suppliers have underpinned its foreign policy for decades. Now those needs are changing. The planet’s largest oil and coal importer ...

Limits on China's Exports Despite this global footprint, China's arms trade remains regionally narrow. While its defense industry has grown, total exports declined by 5.4 percent from 2020 to 2024.

A new map published by China that lays claim to almost all of the South China Sea has been rejected by the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan and India.