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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 ...
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 ...
China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese ...
Item 1 of 3 An aerial view shows a tributary stream running through the dried-up flats of Poyang Lake that stands at record-low water levels as the region experiences a drought, outside Nanchang ...
In numbers of planes—2,900—Red China boasts the world’s third largest air force, but it would not last long in combat, since the planes are largely Russian castoffs, and the air arm is ...
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.
Aadil Brar is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers international security, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian security. Aadil previously reported for the BBC World Service ...
With their aid, Mao created the Red Guards to undercut his opponents. In preparation, Mao in May closed China’s schools. Actually, the students kept on attending classes, but they studied only ...
JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: The Red Sea is one of the world's most important shipping routes. China, in particular, depends heavily on the waterway for its commercial ships to move goods from Asia ...