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Developing nations face 'tidal wave' of China debt: report
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» SYDNEY — The world's poorest nations face a "tidal wave of debt" as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think tank warned Tuesday in a new report.
'Intolerable' US claim sparks new row over Panama Canal
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» PANAMA CITY - Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project.
China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» BEIJING - China is owed more than a trillion United States dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report said this week, with an estimated 80% of the loans supporting countries in financial distress.
Xi hails Putin friendship and deep China-Russia ties
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed his close friendship with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as he hosted the Russian leader for talks that celebrated their nations' deepening political and economic ties.
Srettha invites Putin for official visit
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIJING - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for an official visit next year, he said in Beijing on Wednesday.
Putin due in China to meet 'dear friend' Xi
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» BEIJING - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China on Tuesday to meet his "dear friend" Xi Jinping, bolstering their relationship at an infrastructure summit that will be overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war.
Syria's Assad visits China seeking funds
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad begins on Thursday his first official trip to China in almost two decades, where he will ask a longtime ally for financial support to help rebuild his devastated country.
'Historic' EU-Mid East-India trade plan launched
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» NEW DELHI - A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications.
G20 members to back EU-Mid East-India trade plan
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» NEW DELHI - Major G20 partners will unveil ambitious plans Saturday to bolster trade between India, the Middle East and Europe, the United States said -- a modern-day Spice Route that could more closely bind three regions that account for about a third of the global economy.
China ramping up bailout loans to 'Belt and Road' countries
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» LONDON: China has handed out US$240 billion worth of bailout loans to 22 developing countries at risk of default over the past two decades, with the trend accelerating in recent years, a report said Tuesday.