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India crafts its own ‘string of pearls’ to rival China’s naval jewels

Performers dance during the opening ceremony of Dubai-based port operator DP World’s Doraleh container terminal in Djibouti port. Djibouti’s president has been criticised for seizing control of the terminal, reportedly to allow China to take it over. China has been investing heavily in the African port nation and set up a naval base there. Photo: AP

India is scrambling to secure alliances as China extends its naval dominance in the Indian Ocean.

23 Mar 2018 - 3:58PM

China’s trade with the Middle East comes with strings attached

When President Xi Jinping hosted Saudi King Salman in Beijing last month, the main agenda was trade and investment. In fact, China has a much broader role in the Middle East – a role which could easily drag it politically and militarily into a web of regional tensions that Beijing doesn’t have the expertise to handle. Photo: AFP
3 Jul 2018 - 7:22PM

Delay in China’s market reform is causing pain for the global economy

A worker wearing protective glasses welds steel products at a factory in Luoyang, Henan province. Photo: Reuters
30 May 2016 - 5:11PM
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