Has China taken the mantle of climate leadership? Attendees stand in front of the China Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil. (REUTERS) Goings on in Belem at the COP30 climate conference would suggest so – and not just because of the scale of China’s pavilion. Beijing is backing developing countries…
News | WTO Published on: 24. September 2025 Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang (center) at a Global Development Initiative event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. According to Prime Minister Li Qiang, as a “responsible major developing country,” China wants to waive its previous WTO privileges. However, China will retain…
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Valerie Volcovici GENEVA (Reuters) -Hopes for a “last chance” ambitious global treaty to curb plastic pollution have dimmed as delegates gather this week at the United Nations in Geneva for what was intended to be the final round of negotiations. Diplomats and climate advocates warn that efforts by the European…
(Bloomberg) — While humanoid robots faced off in a boxing ring at China’s flagship artificial intelligence conference in Shanghai, a fight in the US-China tech war was fought in suits nearby over who gets to set the rules in the AI age. Most Read from Bloomberg China’s answer is a new global organization to convene…
New Delhi: China is securing loans to low-income and developing nations with commodity revenue streams and cash held in restricted escrow accounts in Chinese banks, with such practices implemented for almost half of the total loans worth $991 billion, according to a new study. China significantly ramped up loans to developing countries in Asia, Africa…