Christian aid groups are being hard-hit after the Trump administration froze most foreign aid and sidelined the U.S. Agency ...

If USAID is shuttered, "there may be opportunities for other aid givers like China to exert soft power influence through dispensing aid," said Tai Wei Lim, a professor specializing in the ...

All of that aid has now been suspended. Meanwhile, China, which has close ties with the Taliban, has significantly increased its presence in Afghanistan, especially in the diplomatic, economic ...

US President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid is likely to create a vacuum in Africa that China can exploit, but diplomatic analysts say it may not be an easy win for Beijing. The United ...

China is expected to fill the void that’s been left behind by US President Donald Trump’s halt on foreign aid in the Pacific region, with Beijing set to grow its influence in economic and ...

The United States, the world's largest donor, has suddenly halted its development aid. Poorer countries such as Bangladesh could now turn to China instead. The decision by US President Donald ...

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz tells Meet the Press in an exclusive interview that USAID needs to realign its mission to fit President Trump’s foreign policy vision, as the Trump administration ...

USAID had an annual budget of more than $40 billion and managed aid programs around the world, including a China-related program that has become a target of criticism by the White House.

An annual review of the global military situation says Russia's stockpiles of Cold War-era weapons and larger population have allowed it to withstand heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine as the West ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Last month, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first trip of 2025 a ...