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Published: July 20,2023 By Staff writer.  African countries can be able to overcome poverty by borrowing a leaf from the success story of China, scholars and experts said, during a one day webinarconvened by Africa-China Review, under the theme: Can China’s experience of Poverty Alleviation work for Africa? The seminar that took place on Wednesday brought together academics, experts, researchers, and private sector …

Published: July 20,2023 China is willing to work with the international community to continue advancing the high-quality building of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to help with global economic recovery and sustainable development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday. In response to a request for a comment on …

Published : July 19,2023 By ZHAO LEI Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation’s leading aircraft maker that has sold many jets and helicopters to Africa, is helping an African nation build one of the largest airports on the continent. The Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport in Luanda, the …

Published : July 18,2023 By staff writer and Agencies The real danger to the United States emanates from the US itself, said Richard Haass, who served as president of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) for 20 years. The Council on Foreign Relations is a said to be a …

Published: July 17,2023 By Staff writer China has steadily and miraculously eliminated absolute poverty in less than a generation. China has made the fastest progress among developing countries on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For example, China achieved the poverty reduction goal of the SDGs 10 years before schedule. …

Published: July 14,2023 Dr. Hanane Thamik With the theme of “Mission and Responsibility of Friendship Organizations in the New Era: Building People-to-People Bonds Together”, the 2023 Sichuan “Belt and Road” International Non-governmental Friendship Organization Exchange Conference opened in Chengdu on June 25. More than 50 people from along the “Belt …

Published : July 10,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Xi’an city. Photo credit: @Gerald Mbanda I had an opportunity to visit Xi’an city this summer and the experience was thrilling. The city is clean, green with wide roads. It is the capital of Shaanxi Province in central China once known as Chang’an …

The China-Africa Youth Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Held in Changsha Published: July 05,2023 The China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park in Changsha, Hunan Province (COURTESY PHOTO)  The promising future of China-Africa cooperation cannot be accomplished without the innovation and creativity of youth. Themed “Stimulate Enterprising Spirit …

Published: July 03,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Shanghai City. Photo credit. @Gerald Mbanda I have been to China for a ten days visit that took me to the cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, XI’an and Beijing. It is difficult to know that these cities were once in a lockdown and everything came to a standstill …

Published: June 28,2023 China has pledged to strengthen cooperation with the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, in capacity building, trade, infrastructure development and other fields, the regional bloc said in a statement Tuesday. Chinese ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian said that China, as the world’s largest developing country, …