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On China’s Rare Earth Monopoly
An electric car, on average, has over 10,000 parts. If we take the example of the Tesla Model Y, its key parts are in the rear drive unit, weighing about 194 pounds, constituting less than 5% of its total weight. The rear drive unit carries magnetic motors, which are the fulcrum around which the mobility […]
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The Strait of Hormuz and the Petro-Yuan
Editor’s note: The writer, Izza Fatima, is a junior researcher at the Development Watch Centre. The article reflects the author’s opinions and not necessarily the views of DWC. The world waits for Iran to flip the page and reopen access to the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran and China may not just reopen it, they […]
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Strategic Alignment for Prosperity: How to Deepen China-Uganda Ties in the 15th Five-Year Plan Era
On March 17th 2025, the Development Watch Centre (DWC) in partnership with her sister organizations (Sino-Uganda Research Centre, Centre for Contemporary China-Africa Studies, and Centre for BRICS Studies Uganda) hosted a half-day symposium at Fairway Hotel in Kampala that analysed the implications of the newly adopted 15th Five-Year Plan for Uganda hence the theme “Strategic Alignment for […]
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China’s Foreign Policy: Making Sense of Wang Yi’s Address
Wang Yi, the Chinese Foreign Minister, recently addressed a press conference on the margins of the 14th National People’s Congress on March 8, 2026. His address was wealthy with insights on almost every major fault line of contemporary geopolitics. The centrality of China in global affairs is now hackneyed. It is the vanguard of the […]
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US-Israel Attack on Iran: Time to Implement the Global Security Initiative
Starting on 28th February 2026, the United States of America working hand-in-hand with Israel have been striking at Tehran with heavy military artillery in an operation that has come to be dubbed “Epic Fury.” Less than a day in, several high ranking officials in Iran’s establishment had already lost their lives most notably, the country’s Supreme […]
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Will China leapfrog itself in the next five-year plan?
Editor’s note: Hussein Askary, a special commentator for CGTN, is the Vice-Chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden, and a Distinguished Research Fellow in the Guangdong Institute for International Strategies. The article reflects the author’s opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. China’s Premier Li Qiang delivered a government work report (GWR) on […]