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China 360° pulls expertise from across CFR to understand China’s global activities and how countries respond.
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China Around the World
Monthly Updates on China's Engagement Across Various Regions
Africa

China in Africa: April 2025
Article by Nathan Schoonover, Research Associate and Giulio Bianco, Contributor

China in Africa: March 2025
Article by Nathan Schoonover, Research Associate

China in Africa: February 2025
Article by Nathan Schoonover, Research Associate
Europe

China in Europe: May 2025
Article by Turner Ruggi, Research Associate

China in Europe: April 2025
Article by Turner Ruggi, Research Associate

China in Europe: February 2025
Article by Turner Ruggi, Research Associate
Indo-Pacific

China in the Indo-Pacific: May 2025
Article by Steven Honig and Abi McGowan

China in the Indo-Pacific: April 2025
Article by Abi McGowan and Aanika Veedon

China in the Taiwan Strait: March 2025
Article by Natalie Caloca
Middle East

China in the Middle East: November 2024
Article by Benjamin M. Holtzman, Research Associate

China in the Middle East: October 2024
Article by Benjamin M. Holtzman, Research Associate

China in the Middle East: September 2024
Article by Benjamin M. Holtzman, Research Associate
Latin America

China in Latin America: May 2025
Article by Steven Holmes, Research Associate

China in Latin America: April 2025
Article by Gabriela Paz-Soldan, Research Associate

China in Latin America: March 2025
Article by Julia Huesa, Research Associate
Russia and Ukraine

Russia-China-Ukraine: April 2025
Article by Anya Konstantinovsky, Research Associate and Kurtis Yan

Russia-China-Ukraine: March 2025
Article by Anya Konstantinovsky, Research Associate and Kurtis Yan

China-Russia Relations: February 2025
Article by Anya Konstantinovsky, Research Associate and Molly Carlough, Research Associate
Recent Work
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China is gaining strategic influence over India in South Asia.
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Taiwan President Lai declared China a foreign hostile force and oversaw the island’s first whole-of-society civil defense drill. Taiwan also cracked down on Chinese influencers, spies, and tech companies.
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China has intensified its engagement across the Indo-Pacific, emphasizing regional unity against U.S. protectionism, asserting territorial claims in the South China Sea, and expanding its influence via infrastructure projects, while also facing challenges and criticism over its development practices and strategic ambitions in the region.
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This April, China increased its imports of Russian liquified natural gas. The two countries are collaborating on a project to fuel the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) using a nuclear power plant. Tensions between China and Ukraine have risen as Zelenskyy claims Chinese nationals are fighting at the front.
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This April, Trump’s surprise tariffs roiled transatlantic relations, while China seized the moment to court European leaders and deepen ties amid shared frustration with Washington.
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In April, Argentina renewed a $5 billion currency swap line with China despite objections by the United States. Latin American countries stand to gain as China orients away from U.S. agricultural suppliers amid escalating trade tensions. The Panamanian Comptroller-General announced plans to file criminal charges against the Hong Kong company that operates two ports in the Panama Canal.
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The PRC threatened Taiwan and its partners with live-fire military drills. Taiwan cracked down on Chinese influence and espionage. The Taiwanese Coast Guard boarded and detained the Chinese crew of a ghost ship implicated in a cable-cutting plot.
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China’s involvement across the Indo-Pacific in March 2025 ranged from warming ties with India and deepening cooperation with Bangladesh and Pakistan to increased presence in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean.
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China, Russia, and Iran met to call for an end to U.S. Sanctions on Iran and conducted joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. China continues to present itself as a potential peace-broker in the Russia-Ukraine war but has openly refrained from joining the Coalition of the Willing. It has slightly pulled back from its purchases of Russian oil and developed rail lines that bypass Russia.
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Diplomacy was at the forefront of China-Africa relations in February, with China continuing to showcase its commitment to African countries amid far-reaching policy changes from the United States.
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In March, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government would review tariffs on Chinese imports. Venezuela boosted oil exports to China in the face of U.S. sanctions and questions over the extension of Chevron’s license to operate in the South American country. CK Hutchison Holdings agreed to sell its majority ownership of two ports at either end of the Panama Canal to BlackRock.
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This month, China and Russia reaffirmed their partnership, while China navigated the shifting political landscape around the war in Ukraine.