The Chinese ride-hailing app has acclimated remarkably well to local conditions, challenging simplistic narratives about the entry of Chinese companies into the region.

China has been investing in solar and wind energy projects in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, increasingly adapting its approach to the needs and regulations in each country.

Kazakhstan has leveraged its natural uranium resources to hold the reins in its nuclear fuel–related dealings with China.

Technoscientific cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia has blossomed in recent years. Mohammed Al-Sudairi explains how Riyadh’s collaboration with Beijing assists its pursuit of technoscientific self-strengthening.

China has sought to increase its partnership with media outlets in Türkiye in an effort to improve its public perception in the country. Çağdaş Üngör breaks down the Sino-Turkish media landscape and assesses its overall impact.

Saudi Arabia’s cooperation with China on technological and scientific innovation is on the rise—and it is Saudi priorities that are steering the relationship.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative has followed a unique, locally focused strategy in Türkiye to adapt to the Turkish economic and political environment.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative helped build an industrial complex in Indonesia—but contestations at the local and national levels compelled Chinese players to adapt to rapidly shifting Indonesian cross-currents.

Differing Kenyan and Ethiopian journalism norms have fundamentally shaped the strategies and local relationships of three Chinese firms contracted to build railways in Africa.

China is Brazil's largest and most important trading partner. Celio Hiratuka explains how the Brazil-China trade relationship is evolving and how the Chinese automaker BYD is just one example of how Brazil is getting more out of its largest economic partner.