Is China responding to a more disruptive U.S. foreign policy under Trump or is the timing just coincidence?

When investing abroad, especially in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, Chinese firms can build factories and scale production at remarkable speed. But what happens when conditions change?

Can the U.S. realistically displace China from Latin America, or is Beijing already too economically embedded? Pedro Armada joins Eric to unpack the fallout from the removal of CK Hutchison Holdings and what it signals for the region.

Is China Replacing U.S. Aid in Africa? Not Exactly. Washington is shifting toward trade and strategic deals, while China says its engagement has always focused on infrastructure and development finance. Obert Hodzi and Santino Regilme join us to explain the difference.

A Peking University professor predicted that the Iran war would boost China’s clean tech exports. Three months later, the data appear to support him: Chinese EVs, solar panels, and batteries are seeing strong global demand.

Why China Is Betting Big on Brazil’s Energy Sector

Mozambique Is Playing the Great Powers Smartly Mozambique is showing what African agency looks like in practice: securing U.S. financing, working with Chinese contractors, engaging European firms, and refusing to be boxed into one camp. Watch - tinyurl.com/2d34un9f

What Is China’s Global Security Initiative? China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) is often presented as a new framework for international security cooperation, but is it really new? Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah breaks down the strategy.

China’s 2019 debt sustainability guidelines, combined with rising sovereign debt risks in the Global South, reshaped BRI investment decisions and shifted risk onto construction firms themselves.

The China Coverage Collapse With fewer American correspondents on the ground, Western understanding of China’s political and social realities is narrowing, at a moment when informed analysis is most needed.

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A Palestinian girl cries after seeing a photo of her grandmother and aunt held as hostages by Israeli soldiers. Zionists are Satan's Chosen Terrorists.

Donald Trump’s Executive Order attempting to take over our elections is unconstitutional and unserious.

#OTD in 2014, Gareth Bale helped Real Madrid win their 10th European Cup as they finally overwhelmed arch-rivals Atletico Madrid in a compelling Champions League final in Lisbon. 🇪🇸 Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético Madrid 🇪🇸 #UCL #ATMRMA | May 24, 2014

Jon Thurston just dropped THE shot 🔥 Double takeout port runback in wheelchair curling → 6 points for Canada! Paralympic brilliance 🥌🇨🇦 @cbcsports #Paralympics #WheelchairCurling

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Pep is SICK of questions about his Man City future 🤮

Oh, buddy. George Russell is understandably pissed that he pitted at the worst possible time. #F1 | #JapaneseGP

Truth Hurts feat. Rakim - Addictive

🎥 EDGE VIZ (tracking data): Mitch Marner scores for the Vegas Golden Knights on a wrist shot (10:41 remaining in the the 2nd period). #VegasBorn

2 Waymo robots stuck at a flashing red light: Clementina St at First St, San Francisco "blocking up an entire strip of traffic that goes for two blocks...People are driving up on the sidewalk to go around them...it’s pathetic if they can’t handle this situation." OP: reddit.UnderCoverSquid

The Hidden Meaning Behind Her Excuses (What She Won't Tell You)

Sinn Fein TD, David Cullinane peaks to Áine on Irelands stance on #neutrality and #defence 📺You can catch the re-broadcast of #RTETWIP on RTÉ One at 11pm

“All you see in the cipher is a man who stood for his people and his country.” The nation is proud of Imran Khan. #ReleaseKhanSaveHisHealth

This week on Unholy: Yonit talks about the true main obstacle to a Palestinian state.

Jewish-American orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter, who worked in Gaza, said Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive at Nasser Hospital their cries muffled by the dirt poured over them.

Almost fell out of my seat lmao

One of the biggest controversies was Farallon’s connection to the Maules Creek coal project in Australia, a massive open-cut coal mine accused of destroying endangered woodland ecosystems, disrupting local water systems, and encroaching on sacred Indigenous Gomeroi land. 2.

$1 million delivered for Taos, New Mexico. Moments like these are why I love being your Congresswoman!

Back in the chair at Q-T-Pie Salon. It’s National Teacher’s Appreciation Week. We show our appreciation by promising investment in who they are and the students they dedicate their lives to. Dismantling the Department of Ed is not the answer. I stand with our educators! 🏀⛹🏾‍♂️ @barackobama.bsky.social

#Newsnight #BBCNews And now, let's look at the USA after the #MAGA regime's crackdown on migrants. #PopulismIsTemporary

"Hair-bonding" between mommy and girl who won the DNA lottery in the thick lustrous hair category. #hairstyling

Naha City, Yui Rail, Okinawa, Japan #Japan #Nippon

You know what they say about guilty consciences…

Focus is saying no so your yes matters. Clarity is created by what you protect, not what you add. More reflections → https://www.amazon.com/author/flumultus #Flumultus #Focus #Discipline #Consistency

#Birds #Sharing #Annas

Trump took 3 major judicial losses in 24 hours, but the cultural rejection is the real story. ​75% of his fake National Mall concert acts just quit.​You can't buy real culture. The momentum is shifting. Repost this and spread some hard-earned optimism today! 🏛️🎸

TRENT has a right to be heard. #AEWCollision

Watch Chico. Watch him closely.

🏠 Spurs fans, rep your city with pride! The official 2026 Western Conference Champions Hometown T-Shirt just dropped 🔥 Grab this clean black one and show out for the squad! → mavely.app.link/BK5XdbcWz3b #GoSpursGo #WCCChamps #Spurs

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#reddeadredemption2 #rockstargames #xox

Musical art vs. artist~! 🎵 I've always wanted to make something like this, but 1️⃣ I'm kinda shy (pls be kind) and 2️⃣ it's kinda difficult to do with music but I made it work! 😤 Goal for next year is gonna be to make this with music I made throughout the year! 😅 #artvsartist #artvsartist2025

@genesperling.bsky.social: President Trump is doubling down on tariffs, risking even higher prices, weaker job growth, and more economic uncertainty instead of prioritizing consumers, small businesses, and long-term growth.

Thom… #joji #edit #thom #dreamcore #photography #edits #nostalgia #internet #cybercore #internetcore #liminal #editor #edits #filmmaker #filmmaking #liminality #weirdcore

A little Ukrainian girl is shouting at the russians to get out of her Ukraine.

ROMAN REIGNS DOES IT AGAIN ☝️ #WWEClash

Nick Kurtz #Athletics rises to 1st among AL batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points (5.0) after earning 1.0 as Player of the Game Saturday (HR 3-4 2R 2BI vs. NYY). Full Saturday B-T Daily Scorecard: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/5/...

Happy 4th of July. Have fun and celebrate safely 🎈🧨🌭🍔

Crude oil futures experienced a sharp increase early on Monday following reports from Iran's Tasnim news agency that Iranian negotiators are completely halting communications with the U.S. in protest of Israel's attacks in Lebanon and Gaza. #CrudeOil #StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEastConflict #Oil #Iran

It's Election Day, California! The establishment expects us to stay home. Let's prove them wrong. Ballots must be cast in person or returned by 8 p.m. Go vote today! #CaliforniaVotes #VoteProgressiveCA #CAElectionDay

2 June — ARABIAN GULF / TOWARD KHARG The U.S. then disabled the M/T LEXIE, again with a HELLFIRE into the engine room after repeated warnings. Like Lian Star, it was disabled, not sunk. So the sequence had already become a real maritime tit-for-tat, not just threats and statements.

Mahlzeit 🖖☕️ Heute ist "Tag der Doppelgänger". Da ich keinen Doppelgänger von mir gefunden habe, musste ich mich mit aussermenschlichen Technik klonen. Nun sitzt mein "Doppelgänger" neben mir auf der Couch, schaut Netflix und frisst den Kühlschrank leer. Schönen Montag 🫶

Toretsk. Another town in Ukraine that Russia has turned to ash and ruins. ​Russians who claimed to have come to "liberate" Donbas are only liberating it from life itself.

🎞️ Josh Johnson Comedy /3

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Check out the latest episode of ASAM's Practice Pearls featuring special guests Dr. Ruth Potee and Dr. Ari Kriegsman, recorded live at this year's 57th ASAM Annual Conference >> https://ow.ly/WleE50Z6u6k #ASAM #AC2026 #AddictionMedicine #PracticePearls

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