Editorial

South Africa and China — Fruitful and Promising Relations

Published: January 20,2022 By Siyabonga Cwele Political Relations Political and People-to-People Relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and South Africa dated back to the liberation movement from the early 1950s and continued until the dawn of democracy in South Africa in 1994. The official diplomatic ties between South Africa and …

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Xi Jinping calls for global cooperation against COVID-19 pandemic and peaceful co-existence at 2022 World Economic Forum (WEF).

Published:January 17,2022 By Gerald Mbanda President Xi Jinping’s speech at the 2022 virtual World Economic Forum emphasized embracing true multilateralism as well as global cooperation in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic in order to boost socio-economic recovery and development. President Jinping called on global leaders to abandon the cold mentality but …

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What has China done right to pursue democracy, freedom and human rights

— Based on its reality, culture and history, China is exploring a path of inheritance and innovation in realizing democratic values and is pursuing a “substantial democracy” in which the people are the masters of the country. — The democracy China practices is a “whole-process democracy” that covers all aspects …

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US “diplomatic boycott” on the Beijing winter Olympics games is undiplomatic.

By Staff Writer  The announcement by Jen Psaki, the White House spokesperson that the US administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing is undiplomatic and based on unfounded wild allegations. The White House press secretary Jen Psaki, said that the …

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Has China taken over Uganda’s Entebbe Airport?

By Staff writer A number of media out lets in East Africa published stories with headlines suggesting that China has taken over Uganda’s Entebbe  international airport due to non-payment of a loan totaling up to US dollars 20 million. Commenting on the allegation, Mr. Wu Peng, the Director General, in …

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Does US represent a global model of democracy?

By Gerald Mbanda United States capitol photo: courtesy The U.S department of State announced recently, that President Joe Biden will host a summit for democracy on December 9 and 10. “The summit will focus on challenges and opportunities facing democracies and will provide a platform for leaders to announce both …

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China and Africa to jointly combat Climate Change

By Staff Reporter  At the conclusion of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Dakar- Senegal, the Chinese and African delegations issued a declaration on joint efforts to tackle the negative impacts of climate change. Representatives of 53 African countries, the African union and China signed the declaration. “Joint …

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The Outcome of China-Liberia Cooperation is widely recognized

By H.E. Ren Yisheng, Note by Editor: The Chinese Ambassador to Liberia made a reflection on China-Liberia Cooperation in the run up to the 8th ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which was successfully held in Dakar, Senegal at the end of November. Below is full text. …

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Xi’s keynote speech draws new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 29, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) …

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Xi Jinping pledges one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa during the FOCAC Conference in Senegal

By Gerald Mbanda Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 29, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged that his countrywill donate 600million doses of …

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