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China's neighborhood diplomacy challenged by climate-driven disasters · 1 source tracked

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China's neighborhood diplomacy is being tested by cross-border natural disasters, exacerbated by climate change. Recent events like Himalayan mudslides and severe flooding in Southeast Asia, affecting areas bordering China such as Vietnam and Laos, have exposed strategic vulnerabilities. These disasters have disrupted economic zones and transportation, prompting experts to identify climate-driven disaster management as a new focus for China's foreign policy, particularly as it strengthens ties with neighbors amid geopolitical tensions with the US. AI

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China's neighborhood diplomacy challenged by climate-driven disasters · 1 source tracked

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Laura Zhou ·

    How natural disasters are putting China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test

    Cross-border disasters along China’s frontiers are putting Beijing’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test as climate shocks grow and expose strategic vulnerabilities. The stakes were highlighted last week after a sudden glacial collapse in the Himalayas unleashed a torrent of mud …

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