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Map: Chinese companies are investing in ports around the world, including these ports in Europe and along the Mediterranean.

Chinese Firms Now Hold Stakes In Over A Dozen European Ports

4:59am October 09, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

China's expansion into European ports is part of its new Maritime Silk Road, which aims to better connect the country to global commercial hubs. But this is about more than just moving cargo.

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People cheer and throw confetti after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off a cargo train for its inaugural journey to Nairobi last year at the port of the coastal town of Mombasa.

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A New Chinese-Funded Railway In Kenya Sparks Debt-Trap Fears

4:37pm October 08, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

China has become the biggest lender on the African continent. The Nairobi-to-Mombasa railway is a symbol of Kenya's ambitions. But critics say China is saddling Kenya with unsustainable debt.

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Interpol says President Meng Hongwei resigned on Sunday. Chinese authorities say they're investigating him as part of an anti-corruption campaign.

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Interpol President Resigns; Detained In China Over Bribery Charges

12:21pm October 08, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Meng Hongwei's wife told journalists in Lyon — where Interpol is based — that she had received a troubling text message from her husband's phone: a knife emoji. China says he's under investigation.

Clothes and shoes in the locker room at Desportivo Brasil.

China And Brazil Woo Each Other With Soccer Power

5:16pm October 07, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Each year Chinese youth teams send members to a Brazilian academy for 10 months of soccer coupled with regular school lessons, including classes in Portuguese.

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Chinese companies are pumping massive resources into tech firms in Europe and the U.S. as a way to capture innovation and know-how.

China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley

11:43am October 07, 2018

by Jackie Northam

"The Chinese figured out that technology is the key to wealth and power, and the source of technology is still the West for China," says one China and tech watcher.

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Interpol President Meng Hongwei's wife reported him missing after he left France to visit China. He's seen here during the Interpol World Congress in Singapore last July.

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Interpol's President Is Reported Missing In China, Prompting Inquiry

1:28pm October 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The family of Interpol's Meng Hongwei hasn't heard from him since he left France to visit his native China last week. The South China Morning Post reports he was "taken away" by authorities.

A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Boulevard in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. China faced unprecedented criticism of its brutal repression of unarmed citizens demanding more freedoms. More recently, Ch

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Opinion: China's Long Game On Human Rights

9:26am October 05, 2018

by Ted Piccone

China is taking a more confident and active role in the international human rights system, even as the United States pulls back, writes Ted Piccone of the Brookings Institution.

The front page of the Communist Party's flagship newspaper the People's Daily (center) and other papers are seen one day after the unveiling of the new Politburo Standing Committee in Beijing last year.

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Chinese Leaders Leverage Media To Shape How The World Perceives China

1:31am October 05, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

Under President Xi Jinping, China has devoted massive resources to burnish its global image and focus overwhelming media attention on its leader. Now, "Xi Jinping is the message," observes one expert.

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks Thursday at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.

Vice President Pence Accuses China Of Trying To Interfere In U.S. Elections

6:05pm October 04, 2018

by Scott Horsley

He says China is trying to undermine President Trump by using front groups and propaganda in an effort to beat back the president's agenda in the midterm elections.

Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the United States, listens during a meeting at the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C., in 2015.

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Transcript: NPR's Interview With China's Ambassador To The U.S.

6:24pm October 03, 2018

In a rare interview, Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the U.S., talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about trade, better understanding President Trump and China's social credit system.