US-China trade war could hurt Nigerian entrepreneurs: why, and how they should prepare: As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout. In 2024, 27.8% of imports into Nigeria came from China. In the same year, US exports to …
US-China tensions: how Africa can avoid being caught in a new Cold War: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and then U.S Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands in Beijing on December 4, 2013. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled US Hegemony and its Perils on 20 February. It’s an indictment …
US-China talks: Biden and Xi attempt to play down superpower tensions but Ukraine and Taiwan loom large: Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Joe Biden of the United States have held their first face-to-face meeting since 2017. The pair met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, to discuss their joint obligation …
Nixon-Mao meeting: four lessons from 50 years of US-China relations: Making history: US president Richard Nixon meeting Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing in1972. White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration) It was “the week that changed the world”. On February 21 1972, Chinese leader Mao Zedong and US president Richard Nixon met in Beijing …
South Africa in the news: US-China coronavirus vaccine diplomacy heats up but can donations sway allegiances?: Washington is ramping up vaccine diplomacy and Beijing increased donations and technology transfer, but competition may not ease shortages in all developing countries.: “South Africa” – BingNews Content Recommendation Engines Market 2021: Industry Analysis Report, Statistics, New Business Development …
US-China decoupling and coronavirus: why 2020 upheaval won’t kill globalisation: Blue Planet Studios The sudden stop of the global economy in 2020 has brought to everyone’s attention the interconnectedness of supply chains across countries and continents. Add to this the mounting tensions between the US and China, with President Trump now pushing for a decoupling …
How TikTok got caught in the crosshairs of US-China politics: Vowing to ban TikTok was a power play by the US president. Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com Donald Trump’s threat to ban TikTok, a video sharing app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, on August 1 is only the latest in a series of clashes between the US …
African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions: Shutterstock The unfolding US-China power rivalry bears a striking resemblance to the tensions between the US and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War years. Back then, African countries were positioned like pawns on a grand chessboard. Their social and economic progress was hampered because …
US-China trade: China is building bridges with the world while the US puts up walls: China first built its famous Great Wall in the Qin dynasty during the third century BC. Never has there been a greater symbol of protectionism. But today China is outward facing to protect its national interests. It is building bridges, …