The Cook Islands' recent deals with China represents a shift from soft- to hard-edged diplomacy in the Pacific.

The developing nation is thought to hold deposits of copper, gold, zinc and manganese, as well as rare earths and other ...

Since 2013, when China launched its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), interest in the measure has been sharply divided.

“IMEC enhances India’s connectivity, economic opportunities and global standing, while also serving as a multilateral counterbalance to China’s [Belt and Road Initiative], in partnership ...

Chinese construction and engineering contractors working as part of the country's Belt and Road initiative face greater ...

Observers say Beijing has been granted a free rein to safeguard Chinese investments following Shan intervention.

With rival initiatives lacking substance, Beijing's transcontinental project is likely to expand as the US exits multilateral ...

enhance China’s technological capabilities, and thereby, rebalance its economy while expanding its global influence. The primary objectives of the BRI were to establish the land-based Silk Road ...

Panama’s recent withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative underscores the obstacles China encounters in maintaining the momentum of its ambitious global infrastructure project. While Panama ...

China has vowed to maintain partnerships with Africa and the rest of the Global ...