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Washington is pushing Vietnam to keep Chinese firms out of a $400 million undersea cable project, turning the infrastructure carrying Asia’s data into another front in the U.S.-China tech war. buff.ly/o6Vm5k2

Australia is tightening its defense grip on East Timor with a new security deal to curb China’s influence, turning the small Southeast Asian nation into another frontline in the battle for regional power. buff.ly/g5EpoKY

South Africa is pushing to diversify its export destinations as China opens its $3.3 billion cherry market to African farmers. buff.ly/ezFKKSq

Rising fuel prices are pushing India and China toward e-mobility collaboration, opening the door to cheaper EVs while forcing both countries to rethink their dependence on imported oil. buff.ly/2r66fOu

China’s nickel giants are weighing production cuts in Indonesia as collapsing prices and rising costs expose the cracks in the country’s nickel boom, threatening smelter margins, jobs and the global battery supply chain. buff.ly/G9twER5

China’s plan to license exports of core technology behind its most advanced AI models could make AI more expensive and slower to deploy worldwide, turning access to Chinese technology into another bottleneck for the global AI race. buff.ly/mRfT2Fj

The U.S. military said on Friday it will ban vehicles made by Chinese EV maker BYD from an air base in Japan, saying their presence posed a security risk. chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/10…

China’s exports are booming, bringing cheaper goods and clean technology to the Global South, but also risking nascent local industries and dependence on Chinese factories. buff.ly/TQGH6zq

Kolwezi is at the heart of China’s copper and cobalt rush in the DRC, but as Chinese mining firms dig deeper, Congolese communities face an urgent fight to turn their mineral wealth into jobs, industry and economic sovereignty. buff.ly/GBOKJAJ

India has revised fuel prices four times since 15 May, and rising prices are pushing India and China toward e-mobility collaboration, opening the door to cheaper EVs while forcing both countries to rethink their dependence on imported oil. buff.ly/2r66fOu

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

China’s zero-tariff deal is benefiting South Africa with exports to China surging nearly 25%, while Pretoria actively seeks new markets as trade tensions with Washington grow. buff.ly/N8FwV9X

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