Its opaque agreements may finally be exposed by borrowers approaching global financial institutions
The South African pavilion was a ‘disservice to the country’ — and no one could speak Mandarin
A markedly more muscular approach on the continent is taking Beijing out of its comfort zone
Organisers aim to draw 100 000 people to large-scale protest calling for an outright independence vote from China
Meng Hongwei was last seen leaving for China in late September from the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, southeast France
The president intends to rescue the economy with infrastructure, accountability and investors
Donald Trump has threatened to go after all imports from China if the country refuses to change policies Trump says harm US industry
China is not always the largest lender and Chinese companies sometimes act in their own interests
May is facing pressure at home from so-called Remainers sceptical of her ability to forge trade deals once Britain severs ties with Brussels
Despite government denials, insiders say treasury made the suggestion in a Cabinet meeting
The two countries are expected to launch a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs on $16-billion worth of goods from each country on August 23
China is the biggest market for ivory yet Chinese business people are funding the war on poaching
An explainer on what constitutes as cyberwar
Reconciling domestic interests and priorities with international obligations will remain a fundamental focus for this meeting
The Asian giant is aware of the risks of lending to South Africa’s ailing parastatals, so the question is: Why would it do so?
China’s increasing global links means the other Brics members need to draw in the rest of Africa
BRICS leaders are working together to develop policies to deal with the opportunities and threats presented by the fourth industrial revolution
Kenya owes more to China than it does to Western lenders, the traditional source of loans to the continent
The bloc is concerned by the US president’s unilateral measures that are incompatible with the World Trade Organisation rules
The nation has committed to $14.7-billion in investments
The loan agreement was signed on Tuesday following bilateral talks between the Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Cyril Ramaphosa
The world’s two largest economies have squared off in a tit for tat trade war that threatens to disrupt international commerce
Trump warned of "additional tariffs" should Beijing hit back with tit-for-tat measures
When the leaders of North and South Korea reached across the Military Demarcation Line to shake hands, they symbolically united the peninsula
From retirements to coups d’etat, presidential term limits and opposition candidates winning elections, democracy appears to be making progress
Robert Mugabe pioneered Zimbabwe’s ‘Look East’ policy – and his successor is just as enthusiastic about China
The president is poised to unveil sanctions against China for the "theft" of US intellectual property
Legislators erupted into enthusiastic applause over plans to give the president a lifetime mandate to mould the Asian giant into a superpower.
With the second largest military budget in the world, China’s president continues with his plan to build ‘a world class fighting force’
China’s emerging hip hop subculture seemed destined to run afoul of the Communist Party, which has dramatically tightened its grip on free expression
China’s military budget has grown steadily for 30 years, but its ‘world-class army’ is not a strategic threat — for now.
Beijing’s deficit of ‘soft power’ – foreign policy and political values – limits its rise to global power