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South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Kenya faces US threat for praising China's role in ‘new world order'
Advertisement The tension escalated following a state visit to Beijing in April, when President William Ruto secured landmark infrastructure and trade deals and publicly praised China's role in what he called a 'new world order'. This provoked a backlash from the United States, which has launch a review of the ally status. The status, granted in 2024, gives Kenya preferential access to a range of military and economic benefits, including US defence contracts and joint training opportunities. It was part of Washington's strategy to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the region. Now, the US is leveraging the non-Nato status to express its frustration with Kenya's deepening ties to China, Kenya's largest bilateral lender which has financed infrastructure projects from railways to highways in the country. US Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week proposed an amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2026 to reassess the status. Advertisement
The National
23-07-2025
- Business
- The National
Trump claims 'largest trade deal in history' signed with Japan
Dig deep, everybody, the new world order is more than just your average tariff agreement
