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Today, COVID-19 is devastating the world. It’s in the process of infecting many (perhaps even most) of us, killing some, shutting down our normal social relations, halting most international travel, and clobbering our economies and trade. What will the world be like a few years from now, after this acute …

Agreement opens up a market of 1.4 billion consumers to the tiny island nation in the Indian OceanDeal will ‘vitalise cooperation between our two countries and strengthen China-Africa economic ties’, head of African affairs at Chinese foreign ministry says The China-Mauritius free-trade agreement – Beijing’s first ever with an African …

Harvey Dzodin Mike Pompeo recently continued his anti-China campaign by unilaterally canceling five valuable Sino-U.S. cultural exchange programs. It’s no surprise that one of the most ethically-challenged members of the U.S. administration continues to resort to falsehoods and half-truths in attempting to demonize China until his last day in office. …

Grappling with these new variants and the second wave of infections that is still in full swing, the world community in the first place should not allow itself to be consumed by panic or fear. -Instead, it needs to continue to employ the power of science and common sense to …

Skyscrapers reach into the clear sky in Beijing’s CBD area. [Photo by Sheng Peng/For China Daily] As the year draws to an end, China is expected to become the only major economy to record positive growth in 2020. While much has already been said about China’s economic miracle, the country’s …

By Adhere Cavince A deep appreciation of China’s multifaceted development track record and Beijing’s footprints in helping Africa to shake off colonial entanglements continue to inform Africa’s long-standing affinity toward China. For its part, China values the support of Africa in affirming its national interest at home and abroad. Fundamentally, …

Union (AU) on Friday inaugurated an organ which mainly serves to collect and analyze data about migration, dubbed African Migration Observatory. The AU said the shortcomings and scarcity of data on migration have limited the capacity of its member states to conceive coherent migration policies.  The mechanism, which was launched …

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China stands ready to work with Tanzania to closely synergize their development strategies, deliver more solid outcomes in their comprehensive cooperative partnership, and contribute to the building of the China-Africa community with a shared future. Xi made the remarks in a telephone conversation …

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Editor’s Note: The Chinese people have always attached great importance to education. In the 20th century, China has gone through a long, arduous journey from one-teacher schools to world-class universities and achieved excellence in different fields including science and technology. What will China’s future education journey be like? …

The Artemisia Annua Germplasm Resources Bank in Rong’an County, Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2019. The facility is home to more than 1,000 types of Artemisia Annua, or sweet wormwood, a herb employed in Chinese traditional medicine. The plant seeds are stored at temperatures of minus 80 …