Taiwan's allies ditching Taipei an “irresistible trend”, China says
Reuters, March 8, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-taiwan/taiwans-allies-ditching-taipei-an-irresistible-trend-china-says-idUSKCN1GK0KR
China pushing to be more active in region, global diplomacy
Associated Press, March 8, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-pushing-to-be-more-active-in-region-global-diplomacy/2018/03/08/b531c068-228e-11e8-946c-9420060cb7bd_story.html
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How does China formulate its foreign policy?
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2136248/how-does-china-formulate-its-foreign-policy
Eight countries in danger of falling into China’s “debt trap”
Quartz, March 7, 2018
https://qz.com/1223768/china-debt-trap-these-eight-countries-are-in-danger-of-debt-overloads-from-chinas-belt-and-road-plans/