Incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the White House on January 20, leading many across the world to reflect on his tumultuous legacy at home and abroad for years to come. The prevailing consensus among many is that his presidency was a dismal failure in all respects, representing an …
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China’s help for Africa wins plaudits from experts
Photo by CaiMeng/China Daily China has continuously provided support to Africa to fight COVID-19 at a time when the continent needed it the most, Zambian experts say. For Zambia, much of the support was timely and relevant and came in the form of medical equipment used to supplement government efforts …
Read More »Joint efforts needed to cut debts faced by developing nations
The global economy enters 2021 holding both hope and fear – vaccines and new virus variants. With less-developed economies bearing the brunt of the crisis, their debt levels have raised the eyebrows. Since the outbreak, China has ratcheted up efforts to fight the virus together with the developing countries. Now, …
Read More »China to create more opportunities for world economic recovery
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently called for ensuring a good start for fully building a modern socialist country, sending a positive signal to revitalize the confidence of the world. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when addressing the opening of …
Read More »DRC: How the CIA got Patrice Lumumba
By François Soudan On 17 January 1961, just sixty years ago, the first legally elected prime minister of the DRC was assassinated after being overthrown with help from Washington. A sinister episode that Larry Devlin, the ‘Mr. Congo’ of the CIA from 1960 to 1967, would reveal half a century later …
Read More »China’s Belt and Road to link Africa with global markets amid COVID-19, says expert
Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2019 shows an interior view of a warehouse at Kigali Logistics Platform in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua) “The digitization proposed by the BRI could have a transformative effect because partner nations will benefit from the world-class innovations developed by China,” Kenyan expert Edward …
Read More »Africa: Why China-Africa Ties Can Only Get Better in 2021
By Adhere Cavince Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has concluded a five-nation visit to Africa, extending a three-decade tradition in which Chinese foreign ministers have chosen Africa for the first overseas visit each year. In choosing to visit Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania …
Read More »Solidarity drives Africa ties
A visiting Chinese medical expert shares experience with her Guinean counterparts at the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital in the national capital Conakry in August. XINHUA The demands of responding to the coronavirus appeared to pose challenges for both China and Africa. Instead, the challenges thrown up by the pandemic have presented …
Read More »China’s Diplomacy in Africa: Being a civilian great power
By XuGuoying& Chen Yiling* During January 4-9, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Botswana and Seychelles. According to the media reports, the visits is in line with China’s 30-year tradition of choosing Africa as the destination of …
Read More »US fabricating lies about Xinjiang rights abuses, report says
A Family spends time together in Bachu county, Kashgar prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 21, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] The United States has repeatedly fabricated lies about China “violating the human rights of ethnic minorities” under the pretext of human rights to realize its ulterior political purposes, experts …
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