How Lt. Gen. Ashraf Zaher aims to bridge Egyptian military education with China
Official Chinese military and defense websites view the appointment of the new Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Ashraf Salem Zaher, in reports covering...
How China’s ‘20+20’ University Pact with Africa Is Shaping Egypt’s Defense and 2026 Education Strategy
China launched the “20+20 China-Africa University Cooperation Plan” in 2010 (later activated) to connect 20 leading Chinese universities with 20 prominent African universities. The...
How Iran Gained the Ability to Track Stealth Aircraft: China Deal and the YLC-8B system
China has recently been closely monitoring the level of US and Israeli intelligence penetration within Iran, particularly through the Israeli Mossad, especially after the...
The Chinese Model in the Developing World: Motives and Momentum
The “Chinese model” in universities in the Global South refers to a set of educational cooperation and partnership mechanisms aimed at enhancing China's cultural,...
Egypt Seeks Chinese Defense Tech, Manufacturing Base in Cairo
In July 2025, Cairo witnessed the appointment of Colonel Wu Qian, the former spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Defense, as the new defense...
How China’s Ninth Bureau Counters Mossad Operations in Mideast
The Ninth Bureau (Bureau 9) of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) is a high-level intelligence agency focused on counter-espionage. Its role has...
How the 2026 CPC–KMT Think Tanks Forum Could Shape Cross-Strait Cooperation
The Chinese Think Tank Forum was held in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, with the participation of think tanks affiliated with the...
Beyond Government Channels: How Beijing’s Think Tanks Wage Diplomacy by Other Means
Think tanks with Chinese characteristics are strategic instruments that integrate academic research with the guidance of the ruling Communist Party of China. They play...
Leaked Documents Reveal Tangled Web: Epstein, Chinese Dissidents, and the Shadowy Arms Trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping's connection to the recent “Jeffrey Epstein” leaks (published in early 2016) revolves around his name being mentioned in emails written...
The Role of Chinese Research Centers in Promoting China’s Initiatives Across the Global South
Several Chinese research centers are actively working to strengthen relations between China and the Global South (Asia, Africa, and Latin America) through research in...