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 ...

As the U.S. retreats from global leadership, BRICS is emerging as a pragmatic platform for countries seeking greater autonomy in a fragmented world. The post BRICS' New Map Is Taking Shape appeared ...

Map Shows China Aid Money Around the World. Published Jun 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM EDT Updated Jun 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM EDT. By . Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that security anxiety over China was partly driving deepening ties with Indonesia in a region riven by rivalry between Beijing and Washington.

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Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said in a social media post last week that this could be China’s “whatever it takes” moment, if its leaders end ...

China unveils road map to become world leader in space science by 2050. Plan sets out 17 priority areas for development including searching for habitable planets and exploring quantum mechanics.

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FOREIGN POLICY Russia, China compete with US for Arctic Circle dominion that could shape international trade for decades China and Russia seek the economic advantages of controlling the Arctic Circle ...

China hopes relevant parties can see its 2023 edition of a standard national map in an \\"objective and rational\\" way, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.