China ready to explore industrial cooperation potential with Zambia, says Chinese premier

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka, Zambia, Nov. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that China is ready to work with Zambia, taking the implementation of China’s zero-tariff treatment for Zambia as an opportunity, to expand bilateral trade and tap cooperation potential in industrial sectors such as mining, new energy vehicles…

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China ready to explore industrial cooperation potential with Zambia, says Chinese premier

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka, Zambia, Nov. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that China is ready to work with Zambia, taking the implementation of China’s zero-tariff treatment for Zambia as an opportunity, to expand bilateral trade and tap cooperation potential in industrial sectors such as mining, new energy vehicles…

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2026: A New Era of China–Africa People-to-People Solidarity

By Gerald Mbanda The coming year 2026 has been designated as the China–Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, marking an important moment in the long history of cooperation between the two sides. For decades, China and African nations have developed ties through trade, infrastructure, education, medical cooperation, and cultural interaction. The 2026 initiative places a special emphasis on strengthening the…

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Tazara Railway enters new chapter of China-Africa friendship

“Hello! My Chinese friend!” On the tracks at New Kapiri Mposhi Railway Station in Zambia’s Central Province, civil engineer Stanley Simushi greeted a Xinhua journalist in fluent Chinese. Simushi pointed to a group of workers replacing sleepers on a section of track inside the station. Using wrenches and crowbars, the crew removed fastenings and spikes, lifted the rails and installed new sleepers. New Kapiri Mposhi is…

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Ghanaian minister lauds Chinese company for transforming automobile sector

Ghana’s Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has lauded Zonda Tec Ghana Limited, a Chinese automobile assembly and distribution company, for transforming the country’s automobile industry. Speaking Tuesday at the launch of new Great Wall Motor SUV (sport utility vehicle) and motorbike models, along with the reopening of the Dzorwulu Showroom in Accra, the…

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Symposium held to mark 25th anniversary of FOCAC in South Africa’s Cape Town

South Africa’s Inclusive Society Institute (ISI) and China’s Zhejiang Normal University convened a symposium in Cape Town on Monday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Representatives from ISI and the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University held in-depth discussions at the First Nations Heritage Center in the…

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Xi Jinping’s Up and Out of Poverty: An Inspiration for Africa’s Development Journey

By Staff writer  China’s remarkable rise from widespread deprivation to the second largest economy in the world has long attracted global attention. Central to understanding this transformation are the personal experiences and governance philosophies of its leaders. Among these, President Xi Jinping’s book Up and Out of Povertystands out as an influential work that distills lessons from China’s grassroots development efforts. …

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