The U.S. decision to shut down USAID has been widely criticized as a strategic victory for China, allowing it to expand its economic and political dominance unchecked.

This week, hundreds of USAID employees were blocked from entering headquarters and locked out of their work accounts after Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk announced that he and ...

China, by contrast, views foreign assistance as a means of consolidating power. Through the Belt and ... Trump’s decision to shut down USAID is not just a cost-cutting measure — it is a ...

Following a power outage ... curb some losses in oil prices, which were down by 2% early on Tuesday as the trade war between the U.S. and China began in earnest. The U.S. tariff of 10% on all ...

In modern times, USAID became the center of U.S. challenges to the growing influence of China ... and shut down government funding. “We must do everything in our power to push back and protect ...

President Donald Trump is racing to shut it down, declaring it a ... Withdrawing this aid creates a “power vacuum” and offers a “great gift” to China, Goodman said. The country’s ...

making it difficult to shut down the entire power supply at whim all the way to the Mindanao region. Agustin also allayed public concerns about the China-made equipment used by NGCP in its ...