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China is tightening its grip on solar manufacturing technology, which threatens to raise costs, delay projects, and make solar panels more expensive, just as countries across the Global South are racing to expand renewable energy. buff.ly/4zRl6am

China and Türkiye are flooding Africa’s drone market with battlefield technology and the sales betray their real intentions in countries where African governments are buying the tools of war. buff.ly/HCNQlQF

South Africa’s exports to China: up ~25%. Imports from China: up 23%. But China still sells SA nearly twice as much as it buys. With AGOA hanging in the balance, Pretoria is now seeking a more balanced trading relationship with Beijing: bit.ly/488CTvz

Oil-producing Angola, not Washington, is driving the Lobito Corridor, which is sold as a U.S. weapon against China. buff.ly/0Ik3tDl

Chinese car imports are putting South Africa’s auto industry on the firing line, where, without a serious industrial strategy, local factories and thousands of jobs could be lost as the country continues importing vehicles. buff.ly/WPkUAPz

Zimbabwe’s blueberry boom is tapping China’s appetite for African produce, but without financing, local farmers risk losing this lucrative export opportunity. buff.ly/6q30aJM

Central Asia is becoming a battleground for U.S.-China power, critical minerals and trade routes, but Washington is up against an already deeply embedded competitor in the region’s economy. buff.ly/cBg0CkJ

The 2024 FOCAC partnership actions, the 2025 G20 Green Mining and Minerals Initiative, and China’s latest expansion of zero-tariff access across Africa could catalyze China-Africa trade boom. buff.ly/NPlRTR7

The Philippines is turning Balikatan into a frontline in the U.S.-China rivalry, bringing foreign militaries closer to contested waters and risking a regional security crisis under the banner of deterrence. buff.ly/qsUH4mP

Indonesia wants to become an EV powerhouse, but with Chinese companies controlling key battery technology while nickel mining threatens local communities, the country risks surrendering its industrial future while paying the environmental cost. buff.ly/ODKA53w

China is tightening control over AI technology exports, putting the Global South’s ambitions to build its own AI industries in the crossfire of Beijing’s tech power and the fight over who controls the future of artificial intelligence. buff.ly/mRfT2Fj

The Gulf War won’t push China out of the Middle East, and Beijing bets regional governments will still need its trade, investment, and diplomatic muscle after the conflict. buff.ly/7bytmto

The Philippines and Taiwan are deepening cooperation to protect undersea cables despite Beijing’s warnings. buff.ly/XgNQamL

China’s zero-tariff deal is paying off for South Africa, with exports to China surging nearly 25% as Pretoria seeks new markets amid growing trade tensions with Washington. buff.ly/N8FwV9X

China’s Chery is turning South Africa into an African manufacturing and export base, shifting from selling imported cars to building them locally. buff.ly/yeuC5lq

China’s clean-tech exports can help the Global South expand its power grids, but without local manufacturing and control over critical infrastructure, countries risk trading dependence on fossil fuels for dependence on Beijing. buff.ly/6snhbWa

China’s nickel giants are weighing production cuts in Indonesia as falling prices and rising costs squeeze profits. buff.ly/G9twER5

China plans to require licenses for exporting core technology behind its most advanced AI models. chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/10…

Zimbabwe is forcing Chinese lithium miners to process minerals at home instead of shipping raw ore abroad, testing whether Africa can turn its critical minerals into industrial power. buff.ly/eLtUYCM

Chinese mining for cobalt and copper continues ravaging the DRC's Kolwezi faster than anyone can move out of the way, with the mining turning neighborhoods into open pits while families wait on compensation that may never come. buff.ly/4bjslYz