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When should the shooting start?

Since the 2014 Occupy Central movement, the reputation of Hong Kong police has fallen sharply from “Asia’s finest” to “riot police,” as the shadow of police brutality haunts the 30,000-member police force. Some so-called liberal media outlets and Western politicians were at the forefront of those who accused Hong Kong …

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How China moved to contain COVID-19: lessons and reflections

  China is now on its way to recovering from the COVID-19 crisis and is ready to share its experience with the rest of the world. A white paper “Fighting COVID-19: China in Action” was published on Sunday detailing the country’s efforts in containing the infectious disease, while keeping society …

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China-Malawi Comprehensive Cooperation and Long-standing Friendship

The year 2020 marks the 13th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Malawi. The past 12 years have witnessed healthy and rapid development of China-Malawi relations. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on December 28, 2007, the political trust between the two countries has been continuously …

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Xi Jinping says China must strengthen public health system after COVID-19

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for efforts to strengthen public health system in China to better protect people’s lives and health, as the country, with steady economic and social life recovery, is shifting to COVID-19 regular prevention and control. In a meeting with officials, scholars and scientists in Beijing, …

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China cooperation with South Africa contributes to poverty alleviation

The Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) and The Republic of South Africa (RSA) established official relations in January 1998. During the 2010 Beijing Declaration, South Africa was upgraded to the diplomatic status of Strategic Partner by the Chinese government”. In the same year, trade volume between China and South Africa …

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A summary of this year’s Two Sessions

After an unprecedented delay due to the COVID-19 epidemic, China’s largest political gathering, the Two Sessions, opened in Beijing on May 21 and May 22, respectively. But this time, meetings of both the legislature and the top political advisory body were scaled back, both lasting for seven days. Press conferences …

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China working with G20 to ease Africa’s debt Burden:  Foreign Minister says.

China is working with other G20 members to implement the debt service suspension initiative to ease Africa’s debt burden and it mulls further bilateral support for African countries to fight against COVID-19, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the statement when answering questions from Chinese …

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China-Africa relations in the new decade: Insights from Mr. Wang Jiaxin the Chinese Economic Counselor in Rwanda

From January-June last year, China’s total import and export volume with Africa was US$101.86 billion, up 2.9% year on year, exceeding the overall growth rate of foreign trade in the same period by 4.9 percentage points – according to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China. With the …

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China’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations;    highlights

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed the media about China’s foreign policy priorities in 2020, taking questions from journalists from around the world at a press conference on the sidelines of the third session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC). Here are some highlights of the …

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CHINA- AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Africa was colonised mainly if not solely by Europe, and to dispute this fact you  have to invent a new history chapter to find any proof to the contrary. From North Africa to Southern Africa and all you hear are colonisers like Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Britain to name but …

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