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Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an honor guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the national palace, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 16, 2025.

Public Health as Diplomacy: China's Southeast Asia Strategy

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China's contributions to Southeast Asia grow more significant as the United States scales back its global health commitments

Line chart titled "China's Health Aid, 2000–23" showing inflation-adjusted Chinese health commitments to low- and middle-income countries in 2023 U.S. dollars. Aid remained mostly below $400 million from 2000 to 2004, then spiked to approximately $1.3 billion in 2005 following a large loan for Cuban hospitals, before falling back to under $400 million through 2014. After China introduced the Health Silk Road in 2015, aid rose to roughly $700 million in 2016, then fluctuated between $400–500 million through 2020. Aid surged dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, peaking near $2.4 billion around 2021–2022, then dropped sharply to near zero in 2023. Source: AidData

China's Health Silk Road and Soft Power

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Understanding China's previous engagement on health development can inform its future strategy as the United States pulls back

China's Evolving Global Health Leadership

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China's global health ascendence offers alternatives for partnerships that differ from traditional, U.S.-dominated models

Women work in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, during a government-organized media tour, in Beijing, China, on September 24, 2020.

Indonesia's Move to Eliminate Malaria

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By joining the WHO's Western Pacific Region, Indonesia can strengthen alliances to eliminate mosquito-borne illnesses

Indonesia's Move to Eliminate Malaria

China's Failing Bid to Reverse Population Decline

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China's policies to combat population decline have struggled to address gender inequality and the cost of living

China's Failing Bid to Reverse Population Decline

China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health

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China is addressing health threats that climate change poses but faces challenges that require policy reforms

China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health

The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs

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President Donald Trump's tariffs will raise seafood prices, which could undermine cardiovascular health

The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs

U.S. Retreat from Gavi Cedes Influence to China's Vaccine Suppliers

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The loss of U.S. funding could leave Gavi with three options to downsize its operations

U.S. Retreat from Gavi Cedes Influence to China's Vaccine Suppliers

The United States Risks Losing Its Edge in Life Sciences Innovation

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China's life sciences sector benefits from streamlined regulations, proactive government policies, and strategic focus

The United States Risks Losing Its Edge in Life Sciences Innovation

U.S. Egg Prices See Largest Jump Since 1980 as Bird Flu Outbreaks Continue

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A new version of H5N1 influenza continues to pound poultry, but price relief could be on the way

U.S. Egg Prices See Largest Jump Since 1980 as Bird Flu Outbreaks Continue

U.S. WHO Exit Could Expand China's Influence

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Donald Trump's executive order could inadvertently pave the way for China to reshape global health governance

U.S. WHO Exit Could Expand China's Influence

China's Foreign Policy and Global Health Leadership

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Chinese health diplomacy has made progress, but challenges to China's aspirations to be a leader in global health remain

China's Foreign Policy and Global Health Leadership