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Commercial terms call into question China’s win-win Belt and Road initiative
By James M. Dorsey In a rare challenging of Chinese commercial terms that underlie the country’s ambitious Belt and Road ... -
Malaysian Launderette Owner Stirs Asian Hornet’s Nest
By James M. Dorsey Uproar about a launderette owner’s decision to bar non-Muslims from using his service has focused a spotlight on ... -
Trump Draws Geopolitical Battle Lines In South Asia – JMD
By James M. Dorsey President Donald J. Trump has drawn battle lines in South Asia that are likely to have ... -
China Contributes To Doubts About Pakistani Crackdown On Militants – JMD
By James M. Dorsey China, at the behest of Pakistan, has for the second time this year prevented the United Nations ... -
What Saudi King Salman Wants from His Tour of China, Malaysia – JMD
by James M. Dorsey, IS, apparently preparing the ground for the attacks, has stepped up its Farsi-language propaganda in recent ... -
@Elbinawi: On Forcing Muslims Not to Fast in the North Region of China:
#China is wickedly oppressing its #Muslim population under the fraudulent guise of “fighting extremism”. #Ramadan Fast is not extremism #China ... -
One Belt, One Road: A Plan For Chinese Dominance And Authoritarianism
By James M. Dorsey A leaked long-term plan for China’s massive $56 billion investment in Pakistan projects the goals of ... -
Conflict in the JMD: Middle East threatens Pakistan and Lynchpin of China’s One Belt, One ...
By James M. Dorsey Increasingly caught up in the Middle East’s multiple conflicts, Pakistan is struggling to balance relations with ... -
Indonesia: Salafism a ‘Dangerous’ Saudi Import, Some Say
by Zahara Tiba, Saudi Arabia’s puritanical brand of Islam – Salafism – has come under scrutiny in Indonesia as the ... -
Asian Ports: Pitfalls of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative
By James M. Dorsey, Troubled ports in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, envisioned as part of China’s string of pearls linking ... -
Nigeria’s Buhari Yet To Send Condolences On Russian Ambassador’s Assassination
NewsRescue World leaders including the Pope and even the Saudi Arabian government sent their condolences to the Russian government and ... -
Big ‘Naija’ Boy Executed in Indonesia for Drugs, Buried in His Multi-Million Mansion
by Olufamous I pity men of today who allow themselves to be pushed into doing “anything” for money because of ...
