Category: Chinese influence

Shift of US Focus May Mean China’s Growing Influence in the Middle East: Expert

As the United States shifts its focus to domestic issues like combating the pandemic, one expert says China would inevitably take over the Middle East. The Middle East is historically a global crossroad for trade and energy due to its abundance of fossil fuels. For a number of years, the United States and China, among…


Burma Factory Attacks Put Focus on Chinese Influence

BANGKOK—Confusion over what exactly happened during recent attacks on factories in Burma has highlighted the complex and troubled nature of the country’s relations with China amid a broad public backlash against a Feb. 1 coup. Many in Burma, also known as Myanmar, suspect Beijing of supporting the military’s takeover, and there has long been a…


GOP Lawmakers Seek Records from UPenn Over Potential China Funding for Biden Center

Republican lawmakers from three House investigative committees have asked the University of Pennsylvania to disclose funding sources for its academic institute focused on diplomacy and foreign policy that is named after President Joe Biden, amid concerns of foreign influence. In a Jan. 28 letter to the president of the university, Amy Gutmann, the Congress members…