On the sidelines of his current visit to Beijing, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that China will pump $36 billion in investments in his country in the fields of agriculture, industry and technology. pic.twitter.com/9KJeB3ZmQ5
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The European Union relies on #China for about 98 percent of its rare metal imports, raising strategic concerns among its policymakers.https://t.co/8slvXvDXXj
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TURNING TO The Solomon Islands: This Is How China Strengthens Its Presence In The Pacific
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China has recently succeeded in fully securing its southern flank overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea after signing a comprehensive strategic partnership with the Solomon Islands aimed at enhancing cooperation in areas such as the police, navy, combating terrorism, and organized crime.The agreement, which would provide the Chinese military with a foothold in the South Pacific, has alarmed political circles in the West, including the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Thus, the countries of the South Pacific have been transformed from small islands that the world hardly knows into the epicenter of a major crisis between China and the West.