Asia’s role in the world is changing, with China and India being the heavyweights.
China has been a member of the UN security Council since 1971, but initially refused to contribute forces or budget to UN peacekeeping. In the 1990’s China began sending non-combatant personnel to support UN operations….
A timeline of Yemen’s slide into conflict and war. Sometimes it is good to see all important events listed. In the wake of a China-brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, this Al Jazeera timeline is…
China famously built an electrified tram network in Addis Ababa, but forgot to include its maintenance in the opaque contract. Consequently, more than half of its fleet is out of action. This problem can be…
Ethiopia’s Chinese-built railway creates a $60 million headache. Only eight of the line’s 41 trains are operational and the network requires a revamp that would cost more than $60 million, according to the Addis Ababa…
The government of Ethiopia considers terminating its contract with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), over its huge financial adjustment claim to complete the second phase of the Adey Ababa stadium being built in…
Beijing has been increasingly clear about its global military ambitions. Foreign Policy analysis by U.S. Africa Command’s director of intelligence analysis Chinese military basing efforts abroad have become a topic of great international interest and…
It concerns Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Armed Forces of India and The Self-Defense Forces of Japan. The latter is based in Djibouti and is Japan’s only permanent military base outside Japan….
