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Can We Trust China? The Big Question For Colombia — And Others

A woman takes a selfie with lanterns in the shape of Chinese Terracotta Warriors during an exhibition in Bogota, Colombia, on March 13, 2016. The exhibition was part of the XV Iberoamerican Theater Festival of Bogota.
A woman takes a selfie with lanterns in the shape of Chinese Terracotta Warriors during an exhibition in Bogota, Colombia, on March 13, 2016. The exhibition was part of the XV Iberoamerican Theater Festival of Bogota.

China is taking a growing interest in investing in Latin America — just as the Trump administration is making the United States less reliable. But what are Beijing’s real motivations.

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Marking 80 Years Since World War II — And History Is Once Again Up For Grabs

A 100-metre-long Soviet Victory Banner is unfurled at a WWII monument to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Lugansk, Russia on May 7, 2025.
A 100-metre-long Soviet Victory Banner is unfurled at a WWII monument to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Lugansk, Russia on May 7, 2025.

The 80th anniversary of victory in World War II shines a light on the world’s current fractures, because in addition to the war in Ukraine, which pits the allies of 1945 against each other, there’s Donald Trump wild card.

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The View From Wuhan, Where China ‘Won The War’ On COVID-19

 Life is slowly going back to normal in Wuhan
 Life is slowly going back to normal in Wuhan Orange Wang/South China Morning Post/ZUMA

Eight months after cutting itself off from the world, the Chinese megalopolis is coronavirus-free and back to business as usual, albeit with a healthy dose of propaganda.

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