Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, criticized a Japanese report for making groundless comments on China’s national defense and military modernization. Questioned about the “China Security Report 2021” released by Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies in mid-November, Ren Guoqiang noted at a press conference that …

By David Ochieng Mbewa The Southern African Development Community (SADC) reiterated its full support for efforts to stabilize the Democratic Republic of Congo beyond the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country. The announcement was made following the conclusion of an Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit convened by Botswana’s President …

Where is the European or American equivalent/alternative to China’s BRI? Where is it? If Chinese loans are deceptive and are a trap and are wrong – where are the Western alternatives? How come our “shared” values do not exclude building our infrastructure? As deputy chief of staff to Liberian President …

Health ministers drawn from the sub-Saharan African region on Wednesday urged enhanced vigilance to curb transmission of COVID-19 that has been on the upsurge in the continent. The ministers said that robust surveillance combined with political goodwill, research and information sharing is key to minimize the impact of the virus …

By Cong Peiying Before the two-day World Internet Conference and Internet Development Forum opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Monday, the organizing committee released an action plan on how to build a mutually beneficial cybercommunity, including taking initiatives to better safeguard personal information and strengthen data security. In a congratulatory …

China has surpassed the United States for the first time in terms of the number of artificial intelligence patent applications, ranking first in the world, according to a report released at the World Internet Conference on Nov. 23, 2020. According to the China Internet Development Report 2020, China continues to …

2020 has been the most extraordinary year since 1945. The pandemic has, in an utterly new way, tested virtually every government in the world to the limit. Already, of course, it was taking place in the context of the growing divide between the U.S. and China. But we need to …

by Xinhua writers Lyu Tianran, Frank Kanyesigye and James Gashumba  Almost every month, Kigali resident Yves Ishimwe would order products from China, usually electronics but also lady’s handbags. The 23-year-old graphics designer started doing this in 2019 after a friend recommended him a cross-border online shopping platform, KiKUU. Headquartered in …

By Zhao Yong  Twenty years ago, Chinese and African leaders gathered in Beijing to inaugurate the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). A new era was thus opened for China-Africa relations. Over the two decades, by acting along the prevailing trend of peace, development and cooperation, FOCAC has established itself as …

I came across this story from my favorite University in China – Peking University, talking about the love of books by Prof. Xu Xianglin a political scholar at the school of Government. I found the story inspiring and worth sharing for those who have the passion to seek for knowledge …