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Chinese envoy: Sending more weapons to Ukraine will not bring peace

Published:April21,2022 Local civilians walk past a tank destroyed during heavy fighting in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Taking Mariupol would deprive Ukraine of a vital port and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine from …

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World experts deem dynamic zero-COVID approach best choice for China, boon for world

Published:April21,2022 As its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic enters a critical stage, China has announced that it would stick to the dynamic zero-COVID approach, which has proved effective over the past more than two years. The announcement came as a great relief and inspiration for the world as many countries …

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20 million risk starvation as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN

Published:21,2022 A woman follows drought-affected livestock as they walk toward a river near Biyolow Kebele, in the Adadle woreda of the Somali region of Ethiopia Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Drought conditions have left an estimated 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, according to the United …

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The African Union Ambassador to China Reflects on the Outcomes of FOCAC and ‘What’s Next’

Published:April20,2022 By Development Reimagined African Union Ambassador to China Rahamtalla Mohamed Osman. Image via Global Times. The 8th Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Dakar, Senegal from November 29th through 30th, 2021. In the headlines that followed, many analysts reported a 33% percent drop in Chinese finance and suggested a deterioration …

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Chinese firms offer more jobs in S. Africa

Published:April20,2022 By NDUMISO MLILO People visit the Job Fair 2022 of Chinese-invested Enterprises in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. YESHIEL PANCHI/XINHUA More than 100 Chinese companies investing in South Africa have pledged to create 20,000 jobs for locals over the next three years. The pledge was given at the Job Fair …

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Sino-US ties in spotlight at Harvard forum

Published:April19,2022 By MINLU ZHANG in Boston Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, Jan 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] In-depth, candid and open exchanges and dialogue imperative, experts say Leaders in politics, business, academia and entertainment gathered at Harvard University over the weekend for an …

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China, Africa dialogue spurring shared development: Kenyan expert

Published:April19,2022 The dialogue and harmony between China and Africa is spurring development for both regions, Peter Kagwanja, chief executive of Nairobi-headquartered Africa Policy Institute, said in a commentary published in the Nation newspaper. In the 21st century, the expert said, China and Africa have resolved to walk far and together. …

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Why is US provoking China on Taiwan?

Published:April18,2022 By Staff Writer Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is pictured with six U.S. lawmakers and other U.S. delegation members at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan,  April 15, 2022. A group of six Unites States legislators including Bob Menendez and Lindsey Graham were in Taiwan for a two day visit …

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis Highlights Africa’s Need to Diversify Its Wheat Sources

Published:April 18,2022 By Mandira Bagwandeen and Noncedo Vutula Peggychoucair / PixabayWheat (file photo). The war between Russia and Ukraine has highlighted just how much of the world’s wheat supply relies on these two countries. For instance, a recently released UN report shows a sample of 25 African countries that rely on wheat …

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Welcome home! China’s Shenzhou-13 taikonauts return after six months in orbit

Published: April 17,2022 By Cao Qingqing, Guo Meipin China’s Shenzhou-13 astronauts, or taikonauts, ZhaiZhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, returned home safely on Saturday morning after a record breaking 183-day mission in space. The return capsule carrying the trio touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 9:56 a.m. after a journey of …

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