Year: 2025

Somalia and China on Tuesday marked the 65th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, vowing to elevate their mutual cooperation and pursue more productive and shared interests. Addressing the event held in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barresaid, “We gathered to celebrate a truly historic milestone, 65 years of diplomatic relations between Somalia and…

A Chinese envoy on Friday called on the international community to support Libya’s political actors in swiftly addressing their differences and building consensus to complete political unification. “It is imperative to call on the relevant parties in both western and eastern Libya to demonstrate political will and expeditiously complete outstanding matters to pave the way…

Officials and experts on Friday called for deeper China-Africa cooperation to unlock Africa’s vast animal resources potential, highlighting science and technology as key drivers for transforming the sector. The call was made at the Forum on Science and Technology for African Animal Resources Management, held at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia….

From the autumn of 2024 to the spring of 2025, I conducted in-depth field research and academic exchanges with scholars in the United States, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, and other North and Latin American countries. The contrasting evaluations of international cooperation models among Latin American political and business circles were thought-provoking: the anxiety under the…

British scholar Martin Jacques delivers a video address at the Global Times Annual Conference 2026 on December 20, 2025, in Beijing. Photo: Li Hao/GT The Global Times Annual Conference 2026 took place in Beijing on Saturday, under the theme of “Trust in China: New Journey, New Opportunities.” During the discussion on the topic “A civilizational…

Somalia and China on Tuesday marked the 65th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, vowing to elevate their mutual cooperation and pursue more productive and shared interests. Addressing the event held in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barresaid, “We gathered to celebrate a truly historic milestone, 65 years of diplomatic relations between Somalia and…

Officials and experts from China and Africa on Sunday called for stronger scientific and technological cooperation to address desertification and land degradation, urging closer coordination to advance Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative. The calls were made at the fourth Taklamakan Desert International Forum, held in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, where participants stressed that desertification remains a shared global…

By Bereket Sisay It’s now almost two months since I came to China for five-months of professional journalism training. I came to China with a mixed feeling of contentment regarding my life in the second largest economy in the world while feeling suspicious regarding China’s dynamic zero-COVID policy. I had fears about how I passed through all…

For Samiri, a 12-year-old Tanzanian orphan, it was his first time seeing ultrasound machines and stethoscopes, as friendly Chinese doctors spoke softly through translators. The Ashura Orphanage Center, in Tanzania’s Dar esSalaam, hosts 73 orphans — 40 males and 33 females, aged between 4 and 20. Members of the Chinese medical teams from mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar came to…

Volunteers from the Hunan Business Association in Zimbabwe distribute groceries in Epworth, Harare, Zimbabwe, on Dec. 14, 2025. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua) The Chinese business community in Zimbabwe on Sunday donated a batch of daily necessities to disabled children in Epworth, a community southeast of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital. Song Zhuolin, chairman of the Hunan Business…