Published: October 16,2022 By Gerald Mbanda The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), that starts today at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, is not only an important meeting for China and the Chinese people alone, but it also has implications to Africa as …
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The 20th Communist Party congress to focus on national rejuvenation
Published:October 13,2022 By Gerald Mbanda Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) began arriving in the Chinese capital city of Beijing on Thursday ahead of the opening of the Congress on Monday. According to media reports, a total of 2,296 delegates have been elected to attend …
Read More »The AfCFTA. Can it co-exist with China?
Published: October13,2022 By: Mweusi Karake Early this month, Rwanda exported coffee products to Ghana as part of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Guided Trade Initiative. In the same period, a consignment of Kenyan batteries worth $77,000 was received in Tema Port, Ghana in a historic ceremony that marked …
Read More »China’s military capability greatly strengthened under Xi
Published: October 05,2022 By Staff writer (170806) — BEIJING, Aug. 6, 2017 (Xinhua) — A military parade is held to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at Zhurihe training base in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Ju Zhenhua) …
Read More »Jimmy Carter’s thoughts on US-China relations.
Published: October 03,2022 By Gerald Mbanda On October 1, former US President Jimmy Carter turned 98 years, a day that coincides with the NationalDay of The People’s Republic of China. China celebrated the 73 anniversary of the founding of the PRC. During Jimmy Carter’s presidency, one can easily say that he was more understanding …
Read More »Xinjiang human rights used as a political tool by the west
Published: September 29,2022 By Gerald Mbanda It is a common song within US and westerngovernments to claim that China has committed human rights violations against the people of Xinjiang, but at the bottom of the matter, one would ask if the US and the west are more concerned about the lives of the people in China …
Read More »Preparations for 20th CPC National Congress in progress.
Published: September 27,2022 By Staff Writer Preparations for the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress are in bhigh gear with the meeting scheduled to take place on October 16, as confirmed by the CPC recent meeting of the Central Committee Political Bureau that was chaired by President Xi Jinping. Already, 2,296 …
Read More »World leaders pay more for war in Ukraine than averting global food crisis
Published: September 23,2022 By Staff writer At the sidelines of the 77th UN General assembly, world leaders met under the chairmanship of the United States government and brought members from the European Union, and the African Union. The meeting agreed to commit $4.7 billion to address the prevailing global food crisis. …
Read More »China outlines steps to implement UN 2030 Agenda
Published: September 23,2022 By Staff writer On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday chaired the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative (GDI). The group discussed concrete actions to support the implementation …
Read More »Does Biden wish war between China and Taiwan?
Published: September 21,2022 By Gerald Mbanda Speaking in a Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday 18, and asked whether U.S. would defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion by China, the US president Joe Biden responded that, “Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack.” Asked to clarify if he meant that …
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