China’s Social Credit System

By: Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press Posted: 8:41 AM CDT Saturday, May. 17, 2025 Last Modified: 9:53 AM CDT Saturday, May. 17, 2025 MIAMI (AP) — Colombia's government has applied to join a China-based development bank, another sign of Latin America's drift away from the U.S. as the Trump administration's…

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In a move aimed at strengthening ties with Latin America, China has announced a new visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from five major Latin American nations: Argentina, Brazil,  Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. The announcement was made on May 15 during the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum (China–Community…

Daphne Galvez - The Philippine Star May 16, 2025 | 12:00am In a recent interview on The STAR’s “Truth on the Line,” Carpio issued the remark as he noted that senatorial candidates endorsed by the former president, such as Senators Bong Go and Ronald dela Rosa, still ranked high in…

Latest Redsolar will support the construction of a 600MW PV module factory in Kano State, Nigeria. Image: Redsolar New Energy Technology. Three stories from China this week, with GCL Tech receiving an environmental accreditation for a manufacturing facility, Redsolar investing into Nigerian PV and CMEC-GL supporting a solar-plus-storage project in…

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seemingly used Chinese jets to shoot down India’s warplanes, which has shown China’s military capabilities and has implications for Western allies like Taiwan, British publication The Guardian reports, citing military analysts. Pakistan said it had shot down several Indian Air Force fighter jets with Chinese-made missiles fired…

China is secretly helping Russia get weapons by using fake companies to hide the deals, according to an expert named Stefan Bejan from Watchdog Moldova. He says China plays a big part in making sure Russia keeps getting the arms it needs to continue its war in Ukraine. Instead of…

China has lifted its ban on domestic airlines accepting new Boeing aircraft, according to a report on Tuesday. This change comes just hours after the United States and China agreed to reduce tariffs temporarily, easing tensions in their trade dispute. Last month, Boeing confirmed that Chinese airlines had stopped accepting…