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Published: July 04,2023 Tanzania’s Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, June 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan) As the world is grappling with challenges like political tensions and climate change, Africa and China will continue to keep …

Published: July 03,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Shanghai City. Photo credit. @Gerald Mbanda I have been to China for a ten days visit that took me to the cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, XI’an and Beijing. It is difficult to know that these cities were once in a lockdown and everything came to a standstill …

Published: July 03,2023 Since growing hybrid rice from China in 2017, Dina’s family living in Mahitsy, a town 35 km northwest of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, has not only been able to feed themselves, but also saved enough money to build a new house and finance three college students. “This year has …

Published: July 02,2023 South Africa doesn’t buy the “de-risking” rhetoric about China, but sees a lot of opportunities in cooperation with the world’s second-largest economy, a South African envoy has said.“Among the new fields we need to enhance our cooperation are digital economy and e-commerce,” said South African Ambassador to …

Published: July 02,2023 The Third China-Africa Expo- June 29 to July 2 in Changsha. The third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo creates great opportunities for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which deems China a “privileged” and “strategic” partner, Congolese External Trade Minister Jean-Lucien Bussa Tongba has said. During …

Published: July 01,2023 Even after decades, the vivid memories of her time in Africa remain etched in the mind of 90-year-old Zhang Youming. Zhang, a retired doctor hailing from central China’s Hunan Province, is a pioneering member of the country’s first medical aid team to the African continent. During her …

Published: July 01,2023 “If today we see the construction of schools, bridges, and other projects, there is always some Chinese financing involved,” Pedro Magalhaes, rector of Angola’s Agostinho Neto University, has said.“There is no doubt that the financing came at a time when the country needed this positive energy to …

Published : June 30,2023 by Tian Dongdong, Liu Tian and Han Bing Countries defaulting, inflation soaring, people losing jobs and their families facing starvation … This is the bleak picture painted by Western media of the world’s poorest countries falling into a “debt trap.” China, again, became an easy target …

Published: June 29,2023 Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), presented certificates of order to promote two military officers to the rank of general at a ceremony on Wednesday. The ceremony was held by the CMC in Beijing. General is the highest rank for officers in active service …

Published: June 29,2023 On the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a conference was held here to promote the French-language version of the initiative’s online portal. Attendees at the meeting on Wednesday exchanged views on the achievements and prospects for Belt and Road cooperation. “China can only …