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WASHINGTON—The United States struck a deal with Ecuador to refinance its China debt, as part of an effort to counter Beijing's growing influence in Latin America. The U.S. International Development ...

Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has called for calm, faith in God, and prayer as the Christian ...

Beijing’s flagship foreign policy initiative, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been mired in controversy since its ...

Commentary In Latin America, over-indebtedness and runaway public spending were business as usual before the pandemic. For decades, ...

Microsoft gets the green light to buy Tiktok if it addresses the White House's security concerns. But the ...

WASHINGTON—Through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has poured billions of dollars in loans into low-income countries ...

TAIPEI—The president of the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru promised on Dec. 13 to always stand beside ...

SYDNEY—Pacific Island countries that have diplomatic ties with Taiwan should maintain them in the face of "heavy handed" ...

It's safe to assume that Milton Friedman, the 1976 Nobel laureate in economics, wasn’t kidding when he authored ...

China is a country of extremes, especially regarding economic forecasts. There are those who think “China will take ...

China’s “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) initiative is drawing concern and criticism due to its negative impact on ...

A German official is the latest government authority to voice concerns about developing countries taking up Chinese loans. ...

Chinese bribery has established an untenable and highly priced dam in the jungles of Ecuador, according to a ...

WASHINGTON—Through its Belt and Road initiative (BRI), China is pouring billions of dollars into emerging countries to help ...

WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate on Oct. 3 passed legislation overhauling the way the federal government lends money for ...

MALE–The opposition was awarded victory in the Maldives presidential election on Sept. 24, in a possible setback for ...