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By Zhao Huanxin in Washington   Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, Jan 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Beijing stands ready to work with Washington to bring “one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships” back to the right track, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory …

Learning from history is a Chinese traditional wisdom and one of the secrets of the Communist Party of China’s successes, said Zheng Yongnian, a professor of political science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). From the 1911 Revolution to the founding of the CPC (1921) and the PRC (1949), it’s …

Ethiopian military parade with national flags attached to their rifles at a rally organised by local authorities to show support for the Ethiopian National Defence Force, at Meskel square in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [AP Photo] UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo has said the risk of Ethiopia “descending into widening civil war is only too real”, adding that …

By Staff writer  Rwanda foreign affairs Minister Vincent Biruta and Chinese ambassador to Rwanda H.E Rao Hongwei. Photo: courtesy  Rwanda and China committed to strengthen bilateral relations as the two countries celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relation yesterday Nov. 8, 2021. Marking ther event at Chinese embassy in Kigali, Minister Biruta and Ambassador RAo Hongwei praised good relations between the two countries and the mutual trust.  …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday imposed sanctions on the Malian transitional authorities in response to their claim of inability to meet the transition deadline of February 2022 for holding elections. A communique, issued after the Third Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and …

By ZHANG ZHIHAO The Chinese military will enhance solidarity, pragmatic cooperation and talent training with African countries in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and safeguarding public health, senior military officials said. The Ministry of National Defense and the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Military Science held the China-Africa Peace and Security …

By ZHAO JIA Chinese troops participating in Peace Mission 2021, a counterterrorism military exercise for Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, parade at a training range in Orenburg, Russia, on Monday. The participants are from eight SCO member states, including China, Russia and Kazakhstan. LI CHUN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Beijing hit back …

By Andy Mok The 4th China International Import Expo will run from November 5 to 10 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, November 2, 2021. /China International Import Expo Bureau In a speech delivered at the Center for China and Globalization to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the restoration …

Africa is tired of waiting. For vaccines to protect our people from Covid-19; for investments to alleviate the worst recession of the last 25 years; and to help address the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change. Tired of waiting, African countries have teamed up to design an African-owned and led plan …

By Bertrand Byishimo When the Covid-19 pandemic struck the world, people were confined in their homes to mitigate its effects, but water was an important resource needed in fighting the pandemic.   It is in this regard that the government of Rwanda collaborated with the People’s Republic of China to drill more …