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Trump’s critical minerals push is running into a reality China has spent years building including overseas mining interests, processing capacity and supply chains that stretch across the Global South.
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The Lobito Corridor sits at the center of a global contest over Africa’s copper, cobalt, and other critical minerals, with the U.S., Europe, and China building routes, partnerships, and supply chains around the continent’s resources.
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China’s coal-power push in Pakistan shows how infrastructure built to solve an energy crisis can leave countries grappling with expensive electricity, debt pressures and a costly transition away from coal.
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China’s electric buses are reshaping public transport across Africa, but the shift to cleaner mobility is also raising questions about who controls the technology, supply chains and systems powering the continent’s transition.
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China’s export curbs on niche metals are spotlighting the West’s dependence on Chinese supply chains and the challenge of building alternatives for materials critical to modern industry.
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Nepal’s demand for $20 million in climate compensation after the deadly Himalayan floods puts China at the center of a difficult question: who pays when climate-driven disasters cross borders?
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Congo just banned raw copper and cobalt exports; even the batteries powering Africa's new continent-wide grid still have to come from China.
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Chile’s salt flats sit at the heart of a lithium contest drawing in China, the U.S. and global investors. President José Antonio Kast wants to accelerate mining, but the push is colliding with fragile ecosystems and Chile’s long-standing ties with Beijing.
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Zimbabwe is tightening its grip on lithium, banning raw exports and cracking down on smuggling as it pushes for more value to stay at home, putting China’s lithium supply chain and its growing role in Zimbabwe’s battery-mineral sector under fresh scrutiny.
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China’s infrastructure financing is reshaping African cities, from roads and railways to housing, water, and urban transport. The story is no longer just about individual projects, but about how Chinese capital is helping determine the way African cities grow.
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China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying the sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and urging the “relevant country” to stop threatening Cuba and lift its blockade on it. chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/09…
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The Lobito Corridor sits at the center of a global contest over Africa’s copper, cobalt, and other critical minerals, with the U.S., Europe, and China building routes, partnerships, and supply chains around the continent’s resources.
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China is stepping into Southeast Asia’s energy transition, as U.S. support retreats, bringing financing, solar, batteries, EVs and grid technology but the shift also raises questions about long-term dependence on Chinese infrastructure.
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South Africa’s film industry is taking diesel out of the picture. Netflix’s One Piece production in Cape Town used solar and battery power, cutting 93 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. The solar panels powering the shift came from China.
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China’s global expansion is moving from infrastructure to the everyday consumer.
Mixue has opened its first Brazilian store, bringing a Chinese ice cream and beverage brand into São Paulo as Chinese companies push deeper into Latin America’s consumer markets.
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Africa sits on the tin, copper and silicon that solar panels need, yet WiSolar, which operates in Nigeria and South Africa, shifted its inverter production to China because local factories were too expensive to run.
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Eswatini may still recognize Taiwan, but its decision to hand a major dam project to China’s Sinohydro shows how infrastructure ties can cross even Africa’s sharpest diplomatic divides. The dam is over 55% complete, with the overall project scheduled for completion around 2028.
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Vietnam’s nuclear power plans could open a new chapter in its energy relationship with China, with Beijing positioned to play a role in the technology, financing and expertise behind the country’s nuclear ambitions.
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China’s electric trucks are finding a new market as war-driven fuel costs reshape Iran’s transport sector. The shift shows how Chinese EV exports are reaching markets where energy prices, trade pressures and transport costs are changing trucking economics.
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Beijing is building security ties, policing partnerships and political relationships across the Pacific island states, while the U.S. and its allies work to contain its reach.
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