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Has China trapped Afghanistan in its sinister debt trap diplomacy?
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After leaving a number of smaller countries 'high and dry', China, the current villain in global politics, has now set its sights on Afghanistan, a war-torn South Asian country that has been facing increasing global marginalisation owing to its appalling human rights track record.
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Indonesia becomes more reliant on China, likely to face Sri Lanka-type deb
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia has grown its debt to China over time and used more Chinese yuan in its international trade. Indonesia will find it more challenging to fend off China's escalating aggression in the South China Sea as it becomes more dependent on China, Nepal-
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African nations wary of China's soft loan trap
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Witnessing the living example of Sri Lanka's economic crisis, African countries, which are caught in China's soft loan trap, are fearing that Beijing won't bail them out, Pardafas.com reported.
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'US must show some sincerity, actually do something to help Sri Lanka': Ch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland during her visit to Sri Lanka said that the terms extended by China to Colombo for IMF debt relief are not enough, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has now retaliated saying that rather than commenting upon Beijing's ties wi
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War of words between China and US over Sri Lanka debt
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka slammed the US recently after an American diplomat called China a 'spoiler' to Sri Lanka's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a recent interview.
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International airport built with Chinese assistance, donations inaugurated
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday inaugurated the country's third international airport, built in the backdrop of the Annapurna Mountain Range with Chinese loans and donations.
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Southeast Asia withheld China's attempts to economically breach sovereignt
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Southeast Asian countries have resiliently withheld China's attempts to economically breach their sovereignty and have harnessed the power of China's financial might to their own advantage, reported The Singapore Post.
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Sri Lanka registers decline in crop yield, high food inflation rates follo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In order to switch to organic fertilisers, Sri Lanka yet again relied on a Chinese company, only to get deceived in the end as the organic fertilizer supplied could not pass the two rounds of the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) test due to high contamination.
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Pakistan's economy headed for a Sri Lanka-like crisis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan has a large amount of debt, high inflation, a spike in unemployment and a lot of other macroeconomic problems which clearly show the multiple challenges faced by the country.
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Norway raises concern over precarious situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], October 19 (ANI): Nordic countries are increasingly suspicious of China over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in its Xinjiang region. It is running out of favour in the Nordic region.
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Vietnam's tug of war with China over Laos
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], October 13 (ANI): Despite Vietnam's efforts to improve its relationship with Laos, the latter is moving towards China, as the nation is trying to gain benefits from Beijing's economy and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure.
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Laos economic crisis intensifies amid Chinese debt
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], October 12 (ANI): The escalating debt crisis in Laos is pushing the country toward a meltdown and even experts believed that Vientiane is on the brink of loan default.
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