VOA Special Reports
网页VOA's in-depth analysis comparing hardships endured by the people of Afghanistan under two periods of Taliban rule across Diplomacy and Recognition, Violence and Terrorism, Media and Religious Freedom, Economy and Foreign Aid, and Women's rights categories. Story available in English, Dari, Pashto, Urdu Published in August 2023.
润者无疆 | 美国之音特别报道 - Voice of America
网页润，英文 Run（跑）的谐音；引申义：跑路、移民、用脚投票。. 从笃信“大国崛起”，到人心思“润”，不过短短十年。. 2022年，12位“润”迹天涯的中国人向美国之音讲述 们的故事。. 他们为何逃离故土？. 偷渡路上几多艰险血泪？. 在彼岸，他们找到向往的 ...
By The Numbers: Coups in Africa — VOA Special Report
网页2023年10月3日 · By Megan Duzor and Brian Williamson | VOA News Last updated: October 3, 2023. The African continent saw a significant increase in coups in the last three years, with military figures carrying out takeovers in Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Guinea, Chad and Mali. After Niger’s coup in July, the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it would not tolerate another ...
A Year of War in Ukraine | VOA Special Report - Voice of America
网页A Year of War in Ukraine. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the war has taken unexpected turns, and both countries are now entrenched in heavy fighting in Ukraine's east and south. February 2023. At the start of the war, Ukraine defied many Western intelligence assessments that predicted a quick Russian victory.
China exodus | VOA Special Report
网页By VOA News. Hong Kong and mainland China residents are part of an exodus. Some want to escape persecution, while others seek new opportunities for their families in other countries. Their destinations vary, with some hopping to Taiwan and others journeying as far away as Ecuador. About 89,200 people, more than 1% of Hong Kong’s population ...
South China Sea | Conflict and Diplomacy on the High Seas
网页The U.S. and other Western nations have pushed for a “rule-based order” in the South China Sea, which carries a large portion of the world’s maritime freight traffic, calling it critical to regional security and economic prosperity. But Beijing largely views U.N.-backed codes of maritime governance as incompatible with domestic laws, and has continued dredging projects on seven disputed ...
Ukraine: Two years on — VOA Special Report - Voice of America
网页2024年2月20日 · Two years on. Political battles away from the frontline have stalled progress. February 24 will mark two years of Russia’s war against Ukraine. While the conflict dates to 2014, when Russian forces took over Crimea and fostered separatist rebellions in Ukraine’s eastern regions, Russia shocked the world in early 2022 by launching a full ...
Beyond Belt and Road | China’s Global Development Spending
网页2023年12月18日 · China’s Global Development Spending. China’s spending on global development projects is approaching $1 trillion since the turn of the century, making Beijing one of the world’s most sought-after financiers. Over an 18-year-period beginning in 2000, China spent at least $843 billion on more than 13,000 projects across 165 countries ...
China’s Global Footprint | Projects
网页Under President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, China has been spreading its global influence through the building of major infrastructure like railways, ports and bridges. But another key part of the BRI involves something much less tangible – spreading Chinese language and values as well as the Communist Party’s ideology.
Israel & Palestine: Weighing the solutions - Voice of America
网页The most common alternative to the two-state solution is that of a single binational state on the territory of the former British Mandate for Palestine, with equal civil and political rights for all its residents. Such an arrangement had been proposed by some Jewish and Arab leaders prior to the establishment of Israel and continues to be ...