Published: January 11,2023 By Gert Grobler [Photo/Agencies] The long-standing fraternal relations and solidarity between the Communist Party of China and the African National Congress and other South African liberation movements culminated in 1997 with the signing in Pretoria of the Agreement on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between South Africa …
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African commerce welcomes new steps
Published: January 11,2023 By OTIATO OPALI Travelers wait to pass through immigration checkpoints in Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday. Under China’s optimized COVID-19 response policy, passengers arriving from abroad are no longer required to undergo quarantine and a nucleic acid test. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY African traders have welcomed China’s …
Read More »My take away on Xi Jinping New Year message
Published: January 10,2023 By Gerald Mbanda In his New Year address President Xi Jinping outlined China’s journey from the past into the future, through which one came easily see a country moving forward in its ambition to become a “strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious, and modern socialist country.” The year 2023 …
Read More »Chinese FM to visit African countries, AU Headquarters, Arab League Headquarters
Published: January 10,2023 Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin, Egypt, the African Union Headquarters and the League of Arab States Headquarters upon invitation from Jan. 9 to 16, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbinannounced on Monday. Noting this is the 33rd consecutive year that Africa has been …
Read More »China welcomes first arrivals following lifting of COVID restrictions
Published: January 09,2023 A staff member presents gifts to incoming passengers at the international arrival area of T2 terminal of Shanghai PudongInternational Airport, Shanghai, East China, January 8, 2023. /CFP The first flights under China’s new “no quarantine” rules for international travelers landed at airports in Guangzhou and Shenzhen in southern Guangdong Province …
Read More »Xi’s vision of shared future taking shape
Published: January 09,2023 By REN QI in Moscow Construction of the 19.2-kilometer Kamchiq Tunnel in Uzbekistan’s Namangan region by China Railway Tunnel Group has made rail travel more convenient for locals. CHINA DAILY Countries in Central Asia among those that embrace common community, development Thousands of years ago, China envisaged a world …
Read More »China-Egypt economic cooperation yields fruitful results, mutual benefit: forum
Published: January 08,2023 The pragmatic economic cooperation between China and Egypt has yielded fruitful results and mutual benefit in recent years, Chinese and Egyptian officials said at a bilateral forum held in Cairo. Organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Egypt and the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association on Thursday, the …
Read More »China’s optimized COVID-19 strategy benefits exchanges with Africa
Published: January 08,2023 By Guo Yi With the mutation of the COVID-19 virus, the popularization of vaccination, and the accumulation of experience in prevention and control, China has announced that it will downgrade management of the disease from Class A to Class B from January 8. Policies such as cancelling quarantine for …
Read More »Chinese medical team departs for DR Congo
Published: January 07,2023 A medical team of 21 members departed Wednesday from Shijiazhuang, the capital of north China’s HebeiProvince, for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a one-year medical aid mission. The team members are mainly from the provincial and municipal hospitals and the provincial center for disease control and …
Read More »The U.S. House of Representatives remains in turmoil with no speaker elected on the second day of voting.
Published: January 07,2023 House members voted on Wednesday night to adjourn until noon Thursday, prolonging a historical political stalemate that has paralyzed the lower chamber. U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, failed to secure enough votes another three times earlier in the day due to intra-party division. House …
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