US aid freeze presents an opportunity for China in Afghanistan. Will it take it?
US President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance programmes could leave a vacuum in Afghanistan for China to step ...
Lawmakers worry China could take over after Trump pauses foreign aid
Lawmakers from both political parties invoked China as a potential winner in international development as the U.S. reviews ...
As USAID retreats, China pounces
If USAID is packing up and moving out, China seems all too happy to move in. That’s the trend that longtime U.S. China watchers and aid workers are already noticing in the weeks since President DONALD ...
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Maldives' renewable energy boost lauded
The Maldives actively advocates for global climate action, utilizing renewable energy projects to reduce carbon footprint, he ...
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Trump says dismantling USAID will save money. Experts say it’s a ‘great gift’ for China
President Trump is racing to shut down the agency, declaring it a waste of money and run by “lunatics.” But experts warn this ...
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Gutting aid, US cedes soft power game to China
When President Donald Trump froze nearly all US foreign aid, Cambodia was forced to suspend workers removing dangerous mines ...
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Trump Should Refashion the Foreign Aid Agency, Not Dismantle It
ANDREW NATSIOS served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development during the George W. Bush ...
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In Freezing Foreign Aid, the US Leaves People to Die – and Allows China to Come to the Rescue
In the Pacific, the Biden administration made a real effort to increase U.S. presence, opening embassies and announcing USAID ...
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Why US cuts to African aid may not be an easy win for China
He said the US aid cuts could allow China to take a larger role by increasing ... a professor at the University of Cape Town's Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, said Trump's decision ...