Published: February 13,2022 By Dennis Meng Illustration: SHI YU/CHINA DAILY The epic war (431 to 405 BCE) between Athens and Sparta, chronicled by Athenian historian Thucydides in his History of the Peloponnesian War, was as inevitable as it was atrocious. The two sides were at daggers drawn for decades prior to the …
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Published: February 13,2022 By Lionel Manzi Gone are the days when the west celebrated the wave of coups that were propelled by mass protests – dubbed “the Arab Spring” – on the streets of Tunis, Cairo and Khartoum. Then, the protests were targeting what many in the west considered “authoritarian regimes,” and, …
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Published: February 12,2022 Torch bearer Yang Yang (L) hands over the flame to the torch bearer Su Bingtian during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge) As audiences across the globe watch the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the Beijing …
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Published: February 12,2022 Africa is moving to the “control phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased vaccination rates will be crucial in helping the continent live with the disease, the World Health Organization’s Africa director Matshidiso Moeti said Thursday. “Although COVID-19 will be with us for the long term, there is light at …
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Published: February 10,2022 By Gerald Mbanda Chinese and United States players after their curling mixed doubles round robin game of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing, Feb. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang) It was a tight competition between Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi from China playing against Christopher Plysand Vicky Persinger of the United …
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Published: February 10,2022 China on Tuesday urged the United States to revoke a plan of arms sale worth $100 million to China’s Taiwan region, and vowed to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and security interests. Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, urged the U.S. to immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan …
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Published:February 09,2022 By Alexander Ayertey Odonko Branded booths and kiosks retailing mobile phones and telecoms items inside Awolowo Glass House in Lagos, Nigeria, March 29, 2021. /CFP As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “Change is the only constant in life.” This adage is valid and perfectly delineates occurrences in the world today. Since time …
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Published:February08,2022 A man carries a sandbag to secure his tin roof Friday February 4, 2022 in Toamasina as he prepares for Tropical Cyclone Batsirai to make landfall in central Madagascar. (AP Photo) Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday, leaving behind 20 people dead, 55,000 others homeless. The storm also …
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Published: February07,2022 By Staff writer President Xi Jinping congratulatory message to African countries and the on the 35th African Union Summit, was a message that expressed friendship, and offered assurance of China’s commitment and partnership in the sustainable development trajectory of the African continent. The speech focused on the fight …
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Published: February 06,2022 File Photo President Xi Jinping on Saturday warmly congratulated the African countries and people on the opening of the 35th African Union (AU) Summit. In his congratulatory message to the AU Summit, Xi pointed out that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the AU’s founding, and …
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