Just weeks before the Gabon military seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest, oil market observers noticed China had made a curious move.
China has sparked fury from within India after an official map published by state media showed the entire Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in Chinese territory.
The BRICS union has today announced a major expansion in a move that experts says threatens both American exceptionalism and the dominance of the dollar.
China's has opened the floodgates to imports of critical food supplies, causing some geopolitical experts to speculate the ruling party is preparing for war.