In response to the report detailing the US plan to ‘discredit’ the Chinese investments in Zimbabwe, Beijing has called on Washington to do more practical work for African people and “show respect.” According to China’s state media Global Times, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday, October 15, […]
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Republic Top 10 Headlines: India Re-elected To UNHRC; Clinton Admitted To Hospital & More
India gets re-elected to UNHRC India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) TS Tirumurti expressed pride at India getting re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth term on Thursday with an ‘overwhelming’ majority and said India will continue to further human rights issues. India […]
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India’s Democratic Backsliding Hasn’t Stopped
If you would like to receive South Asia Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: India’s democratic backsliding poses challenges for the United States’ democracy agenda, global leaders meet to discuss Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis , and Pakistan loses a figure revered at […]
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America’s Hollow Africa Policy
The first Nigerian Windows on America center opened in March in Lekki, Lagos; since then, the U.S. Consulate General has established four other centers, mostly in universities. Meanwhile, China’s Confucius Institutes, created to promote Chinese language and culture, have been established at Nigerian universities for more than a decade. Chinese […]
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Will China leave Taiwan undisturbed
After the communists gained control of mainland China in 1949, the Republic of China’s leadership fled to Taiwan. Technically, Taiwan remains the Republic of China, although the term is increasingly unpopular among young Taiwanese. Abandoning the name would prompt action from Beijing, which views any disavowal of Taiwan’s Chinese heritage […]