Editorial

By Gerald Mbanda Are we about to live through another so called cold war, only this time between China and the Western powers, or is this kind of thinking itself stuck in the twentieth Century, when last cold war ended? Are we misunderstanding what is happening in 21st Century? The United Nations Secretary-General AntónioGuterress suggests that unless the Western world, America especially, …

Published: January 28,2022 By staff writer China and Africa have maintained close relations over decades, through frequent exchanges of high level visits. Mutual understanding and trust have been enhanced, and friendly cooperation has yielded abundant fruits.  The successive leaders of China have all attached great importance to the development of …

Published:January 24,2022 By staff writer The Beijing 2022 opening ceremony rehearsal was conducted at the National Stadium, or the “Bird Nest,” on Jan 22, 2022. About 4,000 participants were involved in the all-factor rehearsal, preparing for the opening ceremony to be held on February 4. [Photo/Xinhua] The 76th annual session of the …

Published: January 21,2022 By Gerald Mbanda and Mustafa Hyder Sayed On Thursday 20, the Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) organized a webinar on the “New Cold War, Playing the Xinjiang card against China, “under its flagship event series, “Friends of Silk Road.” I was glad to be invited to the high level meeting that was insightful on how the US undermines China using false claims of human …

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 …

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 …

— 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …